Consultative
Committee for
Space Data Systems
RECOMMENDATION FOR SPACE
DATA SYSTEM STANDARDS
RADIO METRIC
AND
ORBIT DATA
CCSDS 501.0-B-1
BLUE BOOK
JANUARY 1987
CCSDS RECOMMENDATION FOR RADIO METRIC AND ORBIT DATA
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January 1987
AUTHORITY
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Issue:
Blue Book, Issue 1
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Date:
January 1987
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Location:
CCSDS Plenary Meeting
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November 1986
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Frascati, Italy
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This Recommendation reflects the consensus technical agreement of the following member
Agencies of the Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS):
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Centre National D'Etudes Spatiales (CNES)/France.
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Deutsche Forschungs-u. Versuchsanstalt fuer Luft und Raumfahrt e.V (DFVLR)/West
Germany.
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European Space Agency (ESA)/Europe.
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Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)/India.
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Instituto de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)/Brazil.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)/USA.
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National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA)/Japan.
The following observer Agencies also concur with this Recommendation:
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British National Space Centre (BNSC)/United Kingdom.
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Chinese Academy of Space Technology (CAST)/People's Republic of China.
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Department of Communications, Communications Research Centre (DOC-
CRC)/Canada.
This Recommendation is published and maintained by:
CCSDS Secretariat
Communications and Data Systems Division (Code-TS)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Washington, DC 20546, USA
CCSDS RECOMMENDATION FOR RADIO METRIC AND ORBIT DATA
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STATEMENT OF INTENT
The Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS) is an organization
officially established by the management of member space Agencies. The Committee
meets periodically to address data systems problems that are common to all participants,
and to formulate sound technical solutions to these problems. Inasmuch as participation
in the CCSDS is completely voluntary, the results of Commit