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14 CFR §417.25

Verified against eCFR.gov as of June 20, 2026View official text on eCFR.gov
  1. (a)For a launch operator launching from a Federal launch range, a launch operator must file a post launch report with the FAA no later than 90 days after the launch, unless an FAA launch site safety assessment shows that the Federal launch range creates a post launch report that contains the information required by this section.
  2. (b)For a launch operator launching from a non-Federal launch site, a launch operator must file a post launch report with the FAA no later than 90 days after the launch.
  3. (c)The post launch report must:
    1. (1)Identify any discrepancy or anomaly that occurred during the launch countdown and flight;
    2. (2)Identify any deviation from any term of the license or any event otherwise material to public safety, and each corrective action to be implemented before any future flight;
    3. (3)For the launch of launch vehicle flown with a flight safety system, identify any flight environment not consistent with the maximum predicted environment as required by D 417.7(b) and any measured wind profiles not consistent with the predictions used for the launch, as required by § 417.7(g)(3); and
    4. (4)For the launch of an unguided suborbital launch vehicle, identify the actual impact location of all impacting stages and any impacting components, and provide a comparison of actual and predicted nominal performance.