ECSS presentation to CCSDS

Content The European Collaboration for Space standardization ECSS Objectives/ Facts Users’s Feedback From development to application & maintenance phase New ECSS Organization ECSS types of documents ECSS Tree of standards ECSS E-50 (Communications) & E-70 (Ground System and operations) standards ECSS / CCSDS meeting 09 October 2007

The European Collaboration for Space standardization ECSS is an intiative established to develop a single set of consistent space standards for use by the entire European Space Community. ECSS standards have evolved from the previous 30 years’experience in the management and implementation of European Space Projects. ECSS has developed through a partership between the European Space Agency. National Space Agencies and European Industry ECSS / CCSDS meeting 09 October 2007

ECCS Members Present members of ECSS are ESA (European Space Agency), the National Space Agencies of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and European space industry represented by Eurospace. some organization have an Observer role on ECSS e.g. EUMETSAT, CEN ECSS / CCSDS meeting 09 October 2007

How it works Is written in consensus by Industry and Agency Experts Define the requirements rather than the means Makes maximum use of existing and commonly used international standards Illustrates best practice techniques Has flexibility through tailoring About 150 standards published ECSS / CCSDS meeting 09 October 2007

ECSS Objectives / Facts Established to: increase the effectiveness of all space programmes in Europe through the application of a single set of Standards and Requirements recognised by all potential European Customers and equally accepted by Industry. Support the space manufacturing industry in Europe Primary strength is to facilitate standardization of contract requirements in customer/provider relations throughout all levels of space activities Recognised and appreciated by all European space entities, non- European space entities and various European and International Organizations for Standards. Several Space Agencies have expressed their interest for using ECSS Documents (Ukraine, Russia, Japan, China, Australia and Brazil). Catch-up production of standards during past two years (mainly in the engineering branch) has led to an almost coherent and complete set of ECSS standards Call-up of ECSS as applicable standard in contracts has become a recognised practice in European space business ECSS / CCSDS meeting 09 October 2007

ECSS to go from development phase to application and maintenance phase Users’s Feedback Users’s feedbacks: Confirmation of approaching the maintenance phase (less development needed). Identification of points to be improved : Standards need to be more focused for direct application to business i.e. Avoid mixing requirements, recommendations & informative material requirements uniquely identified and verifiable Resolve incoherencies and inconsistencies in and across documents. ECSS to go from development phase to application and maintenance phase ECSS / CCSDS meeting 09 October 2007

From development to application & maintenance phase ECSS Steering Board set-up dual task force end 2005 to propose way forward into new phase of ECSS Scope TF1: ECSS organizational aspects Scope TF2: Contents of ECSS standards Results and SB deliberations (June 2006): New ECSS Organization: More user oriented For transitional & maintenance phases With simplified processes and decisional levels With increase ECSS members ownership of product ECSS Types and Content: 3 Categories of ECSS documens (Standards, Handbook, Technical Memorandum) Enforcement application of drafting rules Benchmarking phase to complete and review the set of standards ECSS / CCSDS meeting 09 October 2007

New ECSS Organization Steering Board (SB) Executive Secretariat (ES) Delegates from member organisations. Responsible for policy and strategy issues and for overall supervision. Does not approve individual Standards. Technical Authority (TA): Delegates from members organizations. Set up and implement Work-plan. Authorize Public Review and approval of documents. Executive Secretariat (ES): Performed by ESA/ESTEC. Provide support to SB & TA. Support WGs in drafting documents in accordance with ECSS rules / procedures. Custodians of ECSS docs. Collect and analyze of Change Requests, New Work Items Proposals, feedback … Overall Monitoring of schedule and budget Steering Board (SB) Executive Secretariat (ES) Technical Authority (TA) Working Group Network of experts Working Group Working Group Working Group ECSS / CCSDS meeting 09 October 2007

ECSS types of documents ECSS set of documents reorganized according to 3 types of documents Standard Normative document written specifically for direct use in invitation to tender and business agreements for implementing space related activities. Its content strictly limited to the statement of verifiable customer requirements, supported by the minimum descriptive text necessary for understanding their context. Handbook Non-normative document providing background information, e.g. orientation, guidelines, technical data, advice or recommendations, which contains information about how to implement space related activities. Two types of handbook are considered: 1) Guidelines and good practices 2) Collecion of data Note: Handbook contains data recognized as valid for use by the ECSS community. Technical Memorandum Non-normative document providing useful information to the space community on a specific subject, prepared to record and present non-normative data, which are not relevant for a Standard or for a handbook, or not yet mature to be published as handbook or standard. ECSS / CCSDS meeting 09 October 2007

ECSS Tree of standards ECSS / CCSDS meeting 09 October 2007

E-50 standards (Communications) TITLE PUBLISHED IN PREP PUB. DATE Comms general req. E-50A (Parts 1&2) E-50B 4Q07 Telem. Sync. & channel coding NO E-50-01A 4Q07 Ranging & doppler tracking E-50-02A NO 24 Nov 2005 Telemetry transfer frame protocol NO E-50-03A 4Q07 Telecommand NO E-50-04A 4Q07 RF & Modulation E-50-05A E-50-05B 1Q08 SpaceWire: links, nodes, routers & networks E-50-12A NO 24 Jan 2003 MIL1553B protocol extension NO E-50-13A 2Q08 Spacecraft discrete interfaces NO E-50-14A 4Q07 ECSS / CCSDS meeting 09 October 2007

E-70 standards (Ground Systems and Operations) TITLE PUBLISHED IN PREP PUB. DATE Ground systems & Operations E-70A (Parts 1&2) E-70B 1Q08 On-Board Control Procedures NO E-70-01A 4Q08 Space segment Operability E-70-11A NO 5 Aug 2005 Monitoring & control data definition NO E-70-31A 4Q07 Procedure definition language (including PLUTO) E-70-32A NO 24 Apr 2006 Telemetry and telecommand packet utilization (PUS) E-70-41A NO 30 Jan 2003 ECSS / CCSDS meeting 09 October 2007

Possible ECSS E-50 & E-70 New activities New ECSS E-50 activities under consideration: E-50-10: On-board data handling (NEW) E-50-11: RMAP SpaceWire protocol (NEW) E-50-15: CAN Bus protocol (NEW) New ECSS E-70 activity under consideration: E-70-41B (PUS updating, phase 1) E-70 Level 2 Consolidation with European Technology Harmonization Mapping of E-70-31 into XTCE HB ECSS / CCSDS meeting 09 October 2007