DRAFT REPORT CONCERNING SPACE
DATA SYSTEM STANDARDS
SPACE COMMUNICATIONS
PROTOCOL SPECIFICATION (SCPS)—
RATIONALE, REQUIREMENTS,
AND APPLICATION NOTES
CCSDS 710.0-G-0.3
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April 1997
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AUTHORITY
Issue:
Draft Green Book, Issue 3
Date:
April 1997
Location:
N/A
This document has been approved for publication by the Management Council of the
Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS) and represents the consensus
technical agreement of the participating CCSDS Member Agencies. The procedure for
review and authorization of CCSDS Recommendations is detailed in reference [1], and the
record of Agency participation in the authorization of this document can be obtained from
the CCSDS Secretariat at the address below.
This document is published and maintained by:
CCSDS Secretariat
Program Integration Division (Code MG)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Washington, DC 20546, USA
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FOREWORD
This document is a technical Report for use in developing space communication networks
and has been prepared by the Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS).
The space communication protocols described herein are intended for use within missions
that are cross-supported between Agencies of the CCSDS.
Through the process of normal evolution, it is expected that expansion, deletion or
modification to this document may occur. This Report is therefore subject to CCSDS
document management and change control procedures which are defined in Reference [1].
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At time of publication, the active Member and Observer Agencies of the CCSDS were
Member Agencies
– British National Space Centre (BNSC)/United Kingdom.
– Canadian Space Agency (CSA)/Canada.
– Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES)/France.
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