Scope: This specification establishes environmental criteria for designing Aerospace Ground Equipment (AGE) in support of space systems. The test levels in this specification have been elevated to compensate for absence of combined environments during test, and to allow for variations in equipment and operating conditions. Environmental requirements are summarized in Table 1.

Classification of Environments: Environments identified in this specification are defined in section 3. (Definitions) and classified as follows:

(a) Transportation, Handling, and Storage Environments (Nonoperating)

(1) Controlled

(2) Uncontrolled

(b) Sheltered Environments (Operating)

(1) Controlled

(2) Uncontrolled

(e) Unsheltered Environments (Operating)

(1) Unexposed to Booster Blast

(2) Exposed to Booster Blast

(d) Semisheltered Environments (Operating)

(i) Sheltered and Uncontrolled

(2) Unsheltered