De Wiki Spanish Trainee
AD Sequence controlled TC uplink service;
Bypass flag = A = Acceptance and Data mode = D [see BD, BC]
AIT Assembly, Integration and Test
AIV Assembly, Integration and Verification
AND Alphanumeric Display
AOCS Attitude and Orbit Control Subsystem
AOS Acquisition Of Signal
APES Antenna Pointing Elements
API Application Program Interface
APID Application Process Identifier
ARB Apogee Raising Manoeuvre
ASCII American Standard Code of Information Interchange
ASN.1 Abstract Syntax Notation 1
ASW Address and Synchronisation Word
AU Astronomical Unit [149.600.000 Km]
BC Bypass flag=B and Control mode=C [see AD, BD]
BD Expedited TC uplink service; Bypass flag = B & Data mode = D [see AD, BC]
BPS Bits Per Second
CAL Calibration
CCB Configuration Control Board
CCSDS Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems
CD Compact Disk
CDR Critical Design Review
CEV Command Execution Verification
CGµP Cold Gas Micro Propulsion [Subsystem]
CLCW Command Link Control Word
CRR Command Request Response File
CMTL Console Mission Timeline
CTV Command Transmission Verification
CVCDU Coded Virtual Channel Data Unit [CCSDS]
DCR Dedicated Control Room
DDID Data Disposition Interface Document [MCS <-> Ext. + Int. IF]
DDS Data Disposition Subsystem
DELTA-V Velocity Increment [orbit correction manoeuvre]
DFAC Drag-Free Attitude Control
DFACS Drag-Free Attitude Control System
DOY Day Of Year
DRS Disturbance Reduction System [NASA provided]
D/SCI Director of Science [ESA/HQ]
DSM Data System Manager
DSS Deep Space Station
D/TOS Director of Technical and Operational Support [ESOC & ESTEC]
EAA Earth Aspect Angle
ECSS European Co-ordination for Space Standardization
EDDS Egos Data Dissemination System
EID Experiment Interface Document
EMP Experiment Master Plan
EOL End of Life
EPS Electrical Power Subsystem
EPSS Electrical Power Sub-System
ERT Earth Receive Time
ESA European Space Agency
ESOC European Space Operations Centre [Darmstadt, Germany]
ESTEC European Space Research and Technology Centre [Noordwijk, Holland]
FAR Flight Acceptance Review
FARM Frame Acceptance and Reporting Mechanism
FAT Factory Acceptance Test
FCP Flight Control Procedure
FCT Flight Control Team
FD Flight Dynamics
FDD Flight Dynamics Division, see also:
Functional Design Document [NASA/DSN]
FDDB Flight Dynamics Data Base
FDIR Failure Detection, Isolation & Recovery
FDR Flight Dynamics Room
FDS Flight Dynamics System
FEC Front End Controller
FECW Frame Error Control Word
FEEP Field Emission Electric Propulsion
FEEP PCU FEEP Power Control Units
FIFO First-In First-Out
FµS FEEP Micro Propulsion Subsystem
FMTL Failed Mission Timeline
FOD Flight Operations Director
FOP Flight Operations Plan, see also:
Frame Operations Procedure
FSP Forward Space Packet [SLES]
FTP File Transfer Protocol
FTS File Transfer System
FUP Fixed Unit Price
GCR Ground Control Room
GDDS Generic Data Disposition System
GFCC Ground Facility Control Centre
GFTS Generic File Transfer System
GPS Global Positioning System
GRD Graphics Display
GS Ground Segment
GSE Ground Support Equipment
GSM Ground Segment Manager
GSPRD Ground Segment Preliminary Design Review
GSRDR Ground Segment Requirements Definition Review
GSRR Ground Segment Readiness Review
GSTVi Ground Systems Tests and Validation infrastructure
G/S Ground Station
GTO Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GUI Graphical User Interface
HK Housekeeping
HW Hardware
I-ISOLAN Internal Isolation LAN [ESACOM]
IAU International Astronomical Union
ICD Interface Control Document
ID Identification [Identifier]
IFMS Intermediate Frequency Modem System
IFT Interface Test
CLTU Command Link Transmission Unit
CMD Command
COTS Commercial Off The Shelf
CPU Central Processor Unit
CREMA Consolidated REport on Mission Analysis (for ROCKOT)
CRID Command Request Interface Document
I/F Interface
I/O Input / Output
IP Internet Protocol, see also:
Intercept Point [ref. ICV]
ISDN Integrated Services Data Network
ISO International Standard Organisation
ITT Invitation to Tender
J2000.0 Geocentric mean equatorial of epoch J2000.0
KBPS Kilo Bit Per Second
KOUROU Kourou [ESTRACK LEOP Station], French Guyana
KRU See KOUROU
LAN Local Area Network
LCTF backup monitoring and control system located outside ESOC
LEO Low Earth Orbit
LEOP Launch and Early Orbit Phase
LEOPOLD Orbit Determination Facility [FD]
LGA Low Gain Antenna
LISA Laser Interferometer Space Antenna
LISSAJOU Small Halo orbit around Sun-Earth Lagrange points (L1-L5)
LIT Listen-In Test
LNA Low Noise Amplifier
LOP Launch Operations Plan
LOS Loss of Signal
LPF Lisa Pathfinder [ex Smart-2]
LSB Least Significant Bit
LTA Long Term Archive
MC Master Channel [TM]
MCR Main Control Room [ESOC-OCC]
MCS Mission Control System
MDVE Model based Development and Verification Environment
MGSE Mechanical Ground Support Equipment
MIB Mission Implementation Base
MIP Mission Implementation Plan
MIR Management Information Report
MIRD Mission Implementation Requirements Document
MJD Modified Julian Day
MMI Man Machine Interface
MOC Mission Operations Centre
MOD Mission Operations Department [TOS-O/ESOC]
MOIS Mission Operations Information System
MP Mission Planner
MPS Mission Planning System
MPTS Multiple Purpose Tracking System
MUST Mission Utility and Support Tool
MRT Mission Readiness Test
MSB Most Significant Bit
MTOP Master Technology Operations Plan
N/A Not Applicable
NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NCD Network Configuration Document
NCR Non Conformance Report
NCS Network Control Subsystem
NCTRS Network Control & Telemetry Routing System
NDIU Network Data Interface Unit [classical]
NDIULite Network Data Interface Unit [derived from SIMSAT]
NNO New Norcia [ESTRACK 35m Deep Space Station], near Perth, W. Australia
NOP Network Operations Procedures [also: Plan]
NTP Network Time Protocol
OBDH On-Board Data Handling
OBM On-Board Monitoring [OBDH]
OBS On-Board Software
OBSM On-Board Software Maintenance [also: On-Board Software Manager]
OBSMF On-Board Software Maintenance Facility
OBSMS On-Board Software Maintenance System
OBSW On-Board Software
OBT On-Board Time
OCC Operations Control Centre [ESOC]
OCF Operational Control Field [CCSDS]
ODB Operational Data Base [MOC]
ODD Online Data Delivery
OM Operations Manager [Ground Facilities]
OOA Object Oriented Analysis
OOD Object Oriented Design
OOL Out Of Limits
OP Operational Phase
OPS Operations
OPSLAN Operational LAN
OPSNET Operational Network
ORATOS Orbit & Attitude Operations System [FDS-Platform]
ORATOS-D ORATOS-Development
ORATOS-I ORATOS-Implementation
ORATOS-O ORATOS-Operations mission phases (RID-216)
OS Operating System
OSF Open System Foundation
OSI Open System Interconnection [ISO]
OWLT One Way Light Time File
PA Product Assurance
PAS ` Performance Analysis System
PC Personal Computer
PCU Power Control Unit
PDS Packet Distribution Server [MCS]
PDU Protocol Data Unit
PER Perth, [ESTRACK LEOP station], Western Australia
PFM Proto-Flight Model
PI Principal Investigator
PIF Telemetry Parameter Interface File [SCOS-2000]
PISA Principal Investigator's Support Area [MOC]
PL Payload
P/L Payload
PM Payload Module
PLP Pre-Launch Phase
PLUTO Procedure Language Used for Test and Operations
PO Parking Orbit
POR Payload Operations Request
POS Planned Observation Sequence
POST Persistent Object Storage for C++
PS Project Scientist
PSF Planning Skeleton File (PSF)
PSR Project Support Room
PSS Portable Satellite Simulator
PTV Pre Transmission Validation
PUS Packet Utilization Standard
PVC Permanent Virtual Channel
PVC Permanent Virtual Circuit [FRS]
QA Quality Assurance
QM Qualification Model
QQCL Quantity, Quality, Continuity and Latency
RA Right Ascension
RAAN Right Ascension of Ascending Node
RACP Recovery Action Command Packet
RAF Return All Frames [SLES]
RAM Random Access Memory
RAMS Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, Safety
RAS Remote Access Server [ESACOM]
RCF Return Channel Frame [SLES]
RCS Reaction Control System
RCSDE RCS Drive Electronics
RD Reference Document
RF Radio Frequency
RFP Request for Proposal
RFQ Request for Quotation
RNG Ranging
ROM Read Only Memory
RPM Rotation Per Minute
RS Reed-Solomon
RSA Russian Space Agency
RT Real Time
R/T Real Time
S2 SMART-2 [renamed: LISA PATHFINDER]
S2K SCOS-2000
SA Solar Array
SAA Solar Aspect Angle
SAD Software Architectural Document
SAR Satellite Acceptance Review
SAS Sun Acquisition Sensor
SASW Standard Application Software [CDMU]
S/C Spacecraft [SVM + PLM]
SCET Spacecraft Elapsed Time
SCF Star Catalogue Facility
SCMP Software Configuration Management Plan
SCOE Special to project Check Out Equipment
SCOM Science Operations Manager
SCOS-2000 Spacecraft Control and Operations System
SDB Satellite Data Base [manufacturer]
SDE Science Data Element
SEC Second
SFDU Standard Formatted Data Unit
SFIRD Station and Facilities Implementation Requirements Document
SGICD Space-to-Ground Interface Control Document
SHF Short History File
SICF Service Instance Configuration File
SIM Simulator
SIMSAT-2000 Software Infrastructure for Modelling Satellite
SL Space Link
SLC Space Link Channel
SLE Space Link Extension
SLES Space Link Extension Service
SM Service Module
SMART Small Mission for Advanced Research and Technology
SMART-1 First SMART project
SMART-2 Second SMART project [re-named LISA PATHFINDER]
SMP Science Management Plan
SMS Spacecraft Monitoring Subsystem
SODA Flight Dyn System to retrieve TM packets from the MCS Archive and transmit live TM (RID-216)
SOE Spacecraft Operations Engineer, see also:
SOM Spacecraft Operations Manager
SOV System Operation Validation
SOW Statement Of Work
SPACON Spacecraft Controller
SPAP Software Product Assurance Plan
SPID SCOS Packet ID
SPMP Software Project Management Plan
SPR Software Problem Report
SPT Specific Performance Test
SQAP Software Quality Assurance Plan
SR Software Requirement
SRD Software Requirements Document [ECSS -> SRS]
System Requirements Document
SRR Software Requirements Review
SRS Software Requirements Specification
SSC Source Sequence Count
SSR Software Support Room
S/S Subsystem
SSD Software Specification Document [FD]
SSD System Specification Document [ECSS]
STC Station Computer
STDM Satellite Trajectory Data Messages
STR Star Tracker
STOC Science Technology Operations Centre
STR-E Star Tracker Electronics
STR-S Star Tracker Sensor
S/TR Search & Tracking Mode [STR]
SUM Spacecraft Users Manual
SVT System Validation Test
SVVP Software Verification and Validation Plan
S/W Software
TBC To Be Confirmed
TBD To Be Defined [also: To Be Determined]
TBS To Be Specified [also: To Be Supplied]
TC Telecommand
TCD Telecommand Decoder
TCE Telecommand Encoder
TCHIST Telecommand History [MCS]
TCP Transmission Control Protocol
TCS Thermal Control Subsystem
TDOC Technology Demonstration Operations Centre
TI Technology Investigator
TLM Telemetry
TM Telemetry
TMTCS Telemetry & Telecommand System
TN Technical Note
TO Transfer Orbit
Technical Officer
TOP Transfer Orbit Phase
TOV Time Offset Value [ESA Ground Stations]
TPF Task Parameter File [MCS]
TRB Test Review Board
TRR Test Readiness Review
TT Time Tagged
TTC Time Tagged Command
TT&C Tracking, Telemetry & Command
URR User Requirements Review
UTC Universal Time Coordinated
VC Virtual Channel
VIL-2 Villafranca-2 [ESTRACK 15m Station], near Madrid/Spain
WAN Wide Area Network
WEB-RM WEB based Remote access Monitoring [subsystem]
WEB-SEC WEB Security Gateway
W/O Without
WRT With Respect To
W/S Workstation
WWW World Wide Web
X-AXIS X-Axis (Roll) in the S/C Control Frame
X-BAND 8 GHz Frequency Band (Downlink 7.25 - 7.75 GHz; Uplink 7.9 - 8.4 GHz)
XML Extensible Mark-up Language
Y-AXIS Y-Axis (Pitch) in the S/C Control Frame
Z-AXIS Z-Axis (Yaw) in the S/C Control Frame
