PART 6Range Control Services

CHAPTER 1Interpretation

Interpretation41.

In this Part—

“communication network” means a set of individuals connected to each other by real time communicative interaction;

“current safety case” has the meaning given in regulation 78(1);

“designated place” means—

(a)

a place other than a site at which the operator’s spaceflight activities are to be carried out, or

(b)

where the operator’s spaceflight activities include a controlled and planned landing of a launch vehicle or a planned but uncontrolled landing of such a vehicle at a place other than a site, that place;

“designated site” means—

(a)

a spaceport at which the operator’s spaceflight activities are to be carried out, or

(b)

where the operator’s spaceflight activities include a controlled and planned landing of a launch vehicle or a planned but uncontrolled landing of such a vehicle at a site other than a spaceport, that site;

“exclusion zone” has the meaning given in regulation 47(4)(a);

“hazard area” has the meaning given in regulation 47(1);

“land” means land situated in the United Kingdom;

“licence” means a range control licence36;

“licensee” means the holder of a range control licence;

“the licensee’s range control services” means the particular range control services37 that are authorised by the licence held by the licensee;

“monitoring functions” means surveillance activities conducted in respect of the designated range, and references to “monitoring” are to be construed accordingly;

“relevant agreement” has the meaning given in regulation 43;

“relevant authorities” has the meaning given in regulation 44;

“restricted zone” has the meaning given in regulation 47(4)(b);

“warning zone” has the meaning given in regulation 47(4)(c).