{"data":{"id":"us/14-cfr-420.25","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"14 CFR 420.25","heading":"Launch site location review—risk analysis.","body":"(a) If a flight corridor or impact dispersion area defined by § 420.23 contains a populated area, the applicant shall estimate the casualty expectation associated with the flight corridor or impact dispersion area. An applicant shall use the methodology provided in appendix C to this part for guided orbital or suborbital expendable launch vehicles and appendix D for unguided suborbital launch vehicles.\n(b) For licensed launches, the FAA will not approve the location of the proposed launch point if the estimated expected casualty exceeds 1 × 10−4.","path":["Title 14—Aeronautics and Space","CHAPTER III—COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION, FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","SUBCHAPTER C—LICENSING","PART 420—LICENSE TO OPERATE A LAUNCH SITE","Subpart B—Criteria and Information Requirements for Obtaining a License"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-14.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:20Z","sha256":"eaa726004fa016957df3346d3e0924d14aca81df683b8be939b66777abdbe803","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/14-cfr-420.23","next":"us/14-cfr-420.27"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}