The Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS) was founded in 1982 for governmental and quasi-governmental space agencies to discuss and develop standards for space data and information systems. Currently composed of "eleven member agencies, twenty-eight observer agencies, and over 140 industrial associates," the CCSDS works to support collaboration and interoperability between member agencies through the establishment of data and system standards. According to the organisation's website, more than 1000 space missions have utilized data and systems standards created by CCSDS. The activities of the CCSDS are organized around six topic areas and composed of many working groups within the overall Collaborative Working Group Environment (CWE).
Publications and standards
The CCSDS is divided into 6 Technical areas:
* Space Internetworking Services
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Mission Operations And Information Management Services
* Spacecraft Onboard Interface Services
* System Engineering
* Cross Support Services
* Space Link Services
The CCSDS has developed data standards and information system frameworks covering a variety of areas including data creation, transmission, management, and preservation as well as the systems supporting that data. These include protocols and network notes for communication in space including contributions to
Interplanetary Internet and
Space Communications Protocol Specifications. Other standards include XML Telemetric and Command Exchange and frameworks such as the Mission Operations Services Concept and the
Open Archival Information System
An Open Archival Information System (or OAIS) is an archive, consisting of an organization of people and systems, that has accepted the responsibility to preserve information and make it available for a Designated Community. The OAIS model can ...
, the latter a model also adopted by the broader
Digital preservation
In library and archival science, digital preservation is a formal endeavor to ensure that digital information of continuing value remains accessible and usable. It involves planning, resource allocation, and application of preservation methods and ...
and
Data curation Data curation is the organization and integration of data collected from various sources. It involves annotation, publication and presentation of the data such that the value of the data is maintained over time, and the data remains available for re ...
community.
Some of the Standards developed by the CCSDS are:
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CCSDS Mission Operations services
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CCSDS File Delivery Protocol (CFDP)
* Electronic Data Sheets (EDS)
* Space Link Extension (SLE)
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XML Telemetric and Command Exchange (XTCE)
Membership
Each nation participating in the CCSDS can have one organization serve as a member agency. The current 11 member agencies in the CCSDS are:
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Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI) or, Italian Space Agency, Italy
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Canadian Space Agency (CSA), Canada
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Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) or, National Centre for Space Studies, France
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China National Space Administration (CNSA), China
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Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Germany
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European Space Agency (ESA)
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National Institute for Space Research (INPE), Brazil
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Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Japan
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), United States
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ROSCOSMOS
The State Space Corporation "Roscosmos" (russian: Государственная корпорация по космической деятельности «Роскосмос»), commonly known simply as Roscosmos (russian: Роскосмос) ...
, Russia
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UK Space Agency
The United Kingdom Space Agency (UKSA) is an executive agency of the Government of the United Kingdom, responsible for the United Kingdom's civil space programme. It was established on 1 April 2010 to replace the British National Space Centre ...
, United Kingdom
See also
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List of government space agencies
This is a list of government agencies engaged in activities related to outer space and space exploration.
As of 2022, 77 different government space agencies are in existence, 16 of which have launch capabilities. Six government space agencie ...
References
External links
CCSDS Official Website
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Deep Space Network
Standards organizations
Space standards
Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems
Organizations established in 1982