---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 101.23"
title: "14"
number: "101.23"
heading: "General operating limitations."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/101.23"
---

# §101.23. General operating limitations.

- (a) You must operate an amateur rocket in such a manner that it:
  - (1) Is launched on a suborbital trajectory;
  - (2) When launched, must not cross into the territory of a foreign country unless an agreement is in place between the United States and the country of concern;
  - (3) Is unmanned; and
  - (4) **Does not create a hazard to persons, property, or other aircraft.**
- (b) The FAA may specify additional operating limitations necessary to ensure that air traffic is not adversely affected, and public safety is not jeopardized.

## Notes

### Amendments

[Docket FAA-2007-27390, 73 FR 73781, Dec. 4, 2008]

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40101 note, 40103, 40113-40114, 45302, 44502, 44514, 44701-44702, 44721, 46308.

### Amendments

[Docket FAA-2007-27390, 73 FR 73781, Dec. 4, 2008]