Additional restrictions

Besides the HPR Tripoli Safety Code there are additional safety rules at ALRS:

ALRS Special Safety Regulations_E.pdf

More and more home made electronics is used for recovery. The recovery system however is a safety relevant part of the rocket and we have established the following rules for ARGOS launches:

ElectronicsSafety_E.pdf

Last but not least some general thoughts on safety:

SafetyConsiderations_E.pdf

Large Projects

If you intend to launch a large project, i.e. a project with large total impuls (M and above) or hight altitude (more than 2200 above ground), please contact the ARGOS prefect Jürg Thüring well in advance. For level 3 projects, the ARGOS prefect will be the RSO.

Waiver

NOTAM (not yet published) notifies other users of the airspace that rocket firing is taking place in an area of 3km radius around our pads up to flight level 120. Flights up to 10000 feet, which corresponds to 2200m above ground, are possible at any time. Flights with apogee between 2200m und 2800m above ground required coordination with air traffic control. Flyers with such projects please contact the range supervisor early so that a high altitude window can be defined with SkyGuide.

Launch Pads

ARGOS supplies launch pads suitable for all known types of rail buttons and launch lugs, and which sattisfy all requirements of the safety code. If you nevertheless want to use your own launch pad, e.g. because your project has special requirements (eg hybrid), please contact the range supervisor as early as possible. He will make sure your launch pad satisfies alls requirements of the safety code (blast deflector, anchoring, ...) and will tell you were to install your pad.