MIL-STD-1540 Product Verification Requirements For, Launch, Upper Stage, And Space VehiclesThis standard establishes the environmental and structural ground testing requirements for launch vehicles, upper-stage vehicles, space vehicles, and for their subsystems and units.

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Type of Subsystem

Failure Cause or Type

Electrical and Electronic

Antenna

MMA

Solar

Array

Battery

Propulsion

Pressure Vessel or Component

Thermal

Control

Optical

Structural

Tubing

Wiring and

Connectors

Ordnance

Fluid

•  Inadequate Design

-  Precision Surfaces/Alignment

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-  Insufficient Structural Margin

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-  Poor Thermal Design

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-  Wrong Material

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x

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-  Insufficient Fatigue Life

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-  Tiedown of Tubing/Wiring

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-  Inadequate Environmental Criteria

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-  Insufficient Life

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-  Wrong Lubricants

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-  Incompatible Materials

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-  Insufficient Insulation/Isolation

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-  Insufficient Spacing/Clearance

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-  Tolerance Buildup

x

x

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-  Cold Welding

x

•  Electromagnetic Interference

-  Inadequate Grounding

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-  Insufficient Shielding

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-  Defective RF Seals

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-  High Resistance

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-  No RF Ground

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