EN 16603-70:2015
(Main)Space engineering - Ground systems and operations
Space engineering - Ground systems and operations
Within the framework of the overall engineering standards for space missions, this Standard contains the basic rules, principles and requirements applied to the engineering of the ground segment and mission operations, which form an integral part of the overall system implementing a space project.
This Standard also addresses the relationships between a customer and the ground segment supplier (GSS) and a customer and the operations supplier (OS).
The following topics are not considered:
• Ground systems (e.g. EGSE) and operations to support space segment verification which are covered within ECSS‐E‐ST‐10‐02.
• The launch segment and its operations.
This Standard has the following structure:
• definition of the ground segment and operations domain;
• requirements on ground segment engineering, i.e. the tasks required to design, implement and maintain a ground segment;
• requirements on operations engineering, i.e. the tasks required to prepare and carry out operations of a space project;
• identification of the relationships between the ground segment engineering and operations engineering processes and the space project lifecycle as defined in ECSS‐M‐ST‐10.
This Standard may be tailored for the specific characteristics and constraints of a space project in conformance with ECSS‐S‐ST‐00.
Raumfahrtproduktsicherung - Bodensysteme und Bodenbetrieb
Ingénierie spatiale - Systèmes sol et opérations
[Not translated]
General Information
- Status
- Published
- Publication Date
- 27-Jan-2015
- Withdrawal Date
- 30-Jul-2015
- Technical Committee
- CEN/CLC/TC 5 - Space
- Drafting Committee
- CEN/CLC/TC 5 - Space
- Current Stage
- 9093 - Decision to confirm - Review Enquiry
- Start Date
- 13-Jan-2021
- Completion Date
- 14-Apr-2025
Relations
- Effective Date
- 04-Feb-2015
- Effective Date
- 21-Aug-2013
Overview
EN 16603-70:2015 - "Space engineering - Ground systems and operations" - is a European (SIST-adopted) standard that defines the rules, principles and requirements for engineering the ground segment and mission operations of space projects. Published in 2015 (superseding EN 14737-1/2:2004), it sits within the ECSS-aligned family of space engineering standards and may be tailored to a project's constraints in conformance with ECSS‑S‑ST‑00.
The standard clarifies the ground segment and operations domain, specifies engineering tasks to design/implement/maintain ground systems, and prescribes operations engineering tasks to prepare and execute mission operations. It also defines customer‑supplier relationships for the Ground Segment Supplier (GSS) and the Operations Supplier (OS).
Note: the standard explicitly excludes space‑segment verification support (EGSE) covered by ECSS‑E‑ST‑10‑02 and the launch segment/launch operations.
Key topics and technical requirements
- Domain definitions: scope, terminology and abbreviated terms for ground systems and operations.
- Ground systems taxonomy: mission operations system, payload operations and data system, ground station and ground communications systems.
- Operations engineering processes: requirements analysis, mission operations data production/validation, team build‑up and training, operational validation, configuration management, execution and disposal operations.
- Ground segment engineering processes: definition, production, AIT (Assembly, Integration & Test), verification, maintenance and disposal.
- Lifecycle alignment: mapping of ground & operations engineering to mission phases A→F (concept → disposal) per ECSS‑M‑ST‑10.
- Customer–supplier interfaces: contractual and technical relationships between customer, GSS and OS, including required documentation.
- Deliverable templates (DRDs / annexes): Customer Requirements Document (CRD/DRD), Mission Analysis Report (MAR), Mission Operations Concept Document (MOCD), Operations Engineering Plan (OEP), Space Segment User Manual (SSUM), Operational Validation Plan (OVP), Mission Operations Plan (MOP), etc.
Practical applications - who uses this standard
- Space agencies and program managers specifying ground/operations requirements.
- Ground segment suppliers (GSS) and operations suppliers (OS) developing mission operations systems, ground stations and data processing chains.
- Systems engineers, mission operations designers, test & verification teams, and subcontractors responsible for AIT, operational validation and lifecycle planning.
- Project integrators aligning ground segment activities with spacecraft development and mission lifecycle reviews.
Using EN 16603-70:2015 helps ensure consistent, traceable requirements, clear supplier/customer interfaces, and comprehensive planning for operations, AIT and disposal-reducing operational risk and improving mission readiness.
Related standards and alignment
- Aligned with ECSS‑M‑ST‑10 (project lifecycle) and tailor-able per ECSS‑S‑ST‑00.
- Excludes EGSE/verification scope addressed in ECSS‑E‑ST‑10‑02.
- Recommended for adoption alongside other ECSS/CEN/CENELEC space engineering standards to achieve end‑to‑end mission compliance.
Frequently Asked Questions
EN 16603-70:2015 is a standard published by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). Its full title is "Space engineering - Ground systems and operations". This standard covers: Within the framework of the overall engineering standards for space missions, this Standard contains the basic rules, principles and requirements applied to the engineering of the ground segment and mission operations, which form an integral part of the overall system implementing a space project. This Standard also addresses the relationships between a customer and the ground segment supplier (GSS) and a customer and the operations supplier (OS). The following topics are not considered: • Ground systems (e.g. EGSE) and operations to support space segment verification which are covered within ECSS‐E‐ST‐10‐02. • The launch segment and its operations. This Standard has the following structure: • definition of the ground segment and operations domain; • requirements on ground segment engineering, i.e. the tasks required to design, implement and maintain a ground segment; • requirements on operations engineering, i.e. the tasks required to prepare and carry out operations of a space project; • identification of the relationships between the ground segment engineering and operations engineering processes and the space project lifecycle as defined in ECSS‐M‐ST‐10. This Standard may be tailored for the specific characteristics and constraints of a space project in conformance with ECSS‐S‐ST‐00.
Within the framework of the overall engineering standards for space missions, this Standard contains the basic rules, principles and requirements applied to the engineering of the ground segment and mission operations, which form an integral part of the overall system implementing a space project. This Standard also addresses the relationships between a customer and the ground segment supplier (GSS) and a customer and the operations supplier (OS). The following topics are not considered: • Ground systems (e.g. EGSE) and operations to support space segment verification which are covered within ECSS‐E‐ST‐10‐02. • The launch segment and its operations. This Standard has the following structure: • definition of the ground segment and operations domain; • requirements on ground segment engineering, i.e. the tasks required to design, implement and maintain a ground segment; • requirements on operations engineering, i.e. the tasks required to prepare and carry out operations of a space project; • identification of the relationships between the ground segment engineering and operations engineering processes and the space project lifecycle as defined in ECSS‐M‐ST‐10. This Standard may be tailored for the specific characteristics and constraints of a space project in conformance with ECSS‐S‐ST‐00.
EN 16603-70:2015 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 49.140 - Space systems and operations. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
EN 16603-70:2015 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to EN 14737-1:2004, EN 14737-2:2004. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.
EN 16603-70:2015 is associated with the following European legislation: Standardization Mandates: M/496. When a standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with it benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation.
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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.Vesoljska tehnika - Zemeljski sistemi in delovanjeRaumfahrttechnik - Bodensysteme und BodenbetriebIngénierie spatiale - Systèmes sol et opérationsSpace engineering - Ground systems and operations49.140Vesoljski sistemi in operacijeSpace systems and operationsICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 16603-70:2015SIST EN 16603-70:2015en,fr,de01-april-2015SIST EN 16603-70:2015SLOVENSKI
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EN 16603-70
January 2015 ICS 49.140 Supersedes EN 14737-1:2004, EN 14737-2:2004 English version
Space engineering - Ground systems and operations
Ingénierie spatiale - Systèmes sol et opérations
Raumfahrtproduktsicherung - Bodensysteme und Bodenbetrieb This European Standard was approved by CEN on 23 November 2014.
CEN and CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN and CENELEC member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN and CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.
CEN and CENELEC members are the national standards bodies and national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and United Kingdom.
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels © 2015 CEN/CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CEN national Members and for CENELEC Members. Ref. No. EN 16603-70:2015 E
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(CRD) - DRD . 83 A.1 DRD identification . 83 A.1.1 Requirement identification and source document . 83 A.1.2 Purpose and objective . 83 A.2 Expected response . 83 A.2.1 Scope and content . 83 A.2.2 Special remarks . 85 Annex B (normative) Mission analysis report (MAR) - DRD . 86 B.1 DRD identification . 86 B.1.1 Requirement identification and source document . 86 B.1.2 Purpose and objective . 86 B.2 Expected response . 86 B.2.1 Scope and content . 86 B.2.2 Special remarks . 88 Annex C (normative) Mission operations concept document (MOCD) - DRD . 89 C.1 DRD identification . 89 C.1.1 Requirement identification and source document . 89 C.1.2 Purpose and objective . 89 C.2 Expected response . 89 C.2.1 Scope and content . 89 C.2.2 Special remarks . 93 Annex D (normative) Operations engineering plan (OEP) - DRD . 94 D.1 DRD identification . 94 D.1.1 Requirement identification and source document . 94 D.1.2 Purpose and objective . 94 D.2 Expected response . 94 D.2.1 Scope and content . 94 D.2.2 Special remarks . 96 Annex E (normative) Space segment user manual (SSUM) - DRD . 97 E.1 DRD identification . 97 E.1.1 Requirement identification and source document . 97 E.1.2 Purpose and objective . 97 E.2 Expected response . 97 SIST EN 16603-70:2015
Figures Figure 4-1: The ECSS-E-ST-70 domain . 20 Figure 4-2: Ground segment systems . 21 Figure 5-1: Schematic of operations engineering process . 25 Figure 6-1: Schematic of ground segment engineering processes . 48 Figure 6-2: Ground segment AIT and verification . 58 Figure 7-1: Ground segment and operations phases . 66
Tables Table 5-1
Inputs to the requirements analysis and concept development process . 27 Table 5-2: Outputs of the requirements analysis and concept development process . 32 Table 5-3: Inputs to the mission operations data production process. 33 Table 5-4: Outputs of the mission operations data production process . 35 Table 5-5: Inputs to the mission operations data validation process . 35 Table 5-6: Outputs of the mission operations data validation process . 36 Table 5-7: Inputs to the operations teams build-up and training process . 37 Table 5-8: Outputs of the operations teams build-up and training process. 38 Table 5-9: Inputs to the operations validation process . 38 Table 5-10
the outputs of the operations validation process . 40 Table 5-11: Inputs to the operational configuration management process . 40 Table 5-12: Outputs of the operational configuration management process . 41 Table 5-13
Inputs to the operations execution process . 42 Table 5-14: Outputs of the operations execution process . 45 SIST EN 16603-70:2015
Inputs to the ground segment production process . 54 Table 6-4: Outputs of the ground segment production process . 56 Table 6-5: Inputs to the ground segment AIT and verification process . 56 Table 6-6: Outputs of the ground segment AIT and verification process . 60 Table 6-7: Inputs to the ground segment maintenance process . 61 Table 6-8
Outputs of the maintenance process . 63 Table 6-9: Input to the ground segment disposal process . 63 Table 6-10: Outputs of the ground segment disposal process . 64 Table 7-1: Processes and outputs of phase A . 68 Table 7-2: Processes and outputs of phase B . 69 Table 7-3: Processes and outputs of phase C . 71 Table 7-4: Processes and outputs of phase D . 73 Table 7-5: Processes and outputs of sub-phase E1 . 76 Table 7-6: Processes and outputs of sub-phase E2 . 76 Table 7-7: Processes and outputs of phase F . 77 Table 7-8: Key ground segment and operations documents and reviews at which they are deliverable. 79 Table 7-9: Ground segment and operations reviews . 81
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• The launch segment and its operations. This Standard has the following structure: • definition of the ground segment and operations domain; • requirements on ground segment engineering, i.e. the tasks required to design, implement and maintain a ground segment; • requirements on operations engineering, i.e. the tasks required to prepare and carry out operations of a space project; • identification of the relationships between the ground segment engineering and operations engineering processes and the space project lifecycle as defined in ECSS-M-ST-10. This Standard may be tailored for the specific characteristics and constraints of a space project in conformance with ECSS-S-ST-00.
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EN reference Reference in text Title EN 16601-00-01 ECSS-S-ST-00-01 ECSS system
– Glossary of terms EN 16603-10 ECSS-E-ST-10 Space engineering – System engineering general requirements
EN 16603-10-02 ECSS-E-ST-10-02 Space engineering – Verification EN 16603-10-06 ECSS-E-ST-10-06 Space engineering - Technical specification EN 16603-40 ECSS-E-ST-40 Space engineering – Software general requirements
EN 16601-40 ECSS-M-ST-40 Space project management – Configuration and information management EN ISO 16091:2002 ECSS-M-ST-70 Space project management - Integrated logistic support EN 16602-10-09 ECSS-Q-ST-10-09 Space product assurance - Nonconformance control system EN 16602-80 ECSS-Q-ST-80 Space product assurance - Software product assurance
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The ground segment customer interfaces with the ground segment supplier through a customer-supplier relationship. 3.2.5 ground segment supplier party responsible for the supply of the ground segment
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in provision of a service, an enquiry, an observation or an anomaly, which relates to, causes or can cause, an interruption to, or a reduction in, the quality of the service 3.2.8 mission specific objectives to be achieved by a space system as characterized by its expected products in terms of quantity, quality and availability 3.2.9 mission exploitation activity consisting of the planning, generation, utilization and evaluation of the products of the space mission 3.2.10 mission information information pertaining to the space segment and ground segment during the pre–launch and post–launch phases NOTE 1 It typically includes space segment and ground segment design and operations characteristics, space segment and ground segment test and operations procedures, telemetry and telecommand characteristics.
NOTE 2 It is composed of source data originating from the operations customer and ground segment supplier and derived data produced by the operations teams. 3.2.11 mission operations activities related to the operations planning, execution and evaluation of the combined space segment and ground segment during phases E and F of a space project 3.2.12 mission operations data subset of the mission information used to execute the in–orbit operations
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For example: Operations procedures, operations rules and monitoring and control databases. 3.2.13 mission products products and services delivered by the space system
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For example: Communications services, science data. SIST EN 16603-70:2015
The completion of the operational validation process results in a qualified ground segment. 3.2.15 operations customer party responsible for the procurement of the operations of the space segment and ground segment NOTE 1 The operations customer interfaces with the operations supplier through a customer-supplier relationship. NOTE 2 The operations customer and the ground segment customer are usually the same entity. 3.2.16 operations supplier party responsible for the preparation and execution of space segment operations and ground segment operations 3.2.17 space segment operations activities related to the operations planning, execution and evaluation of the space segment (or subsets thereof) when in orbit 3.2.18 synthetic parameter parameter derived from telemetry and other data via an algorithm 3.3 Abbreviated terms For the purpose of this Standard, the abbreviated terms from ECSS-S-ST-00-01 and the following apply: Abbreviation Meaning ABM apogee boost motor AIT assembly, integration and test AOCS attitude and orbit control subsystem ATV automated transfer vehicle CCSDS Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems CFISRD customer furnished items and services requirements document COTS commercial off–the–shelf CRR customer requirements review DFT data flow test DRD document requirements definition SIST EN 16603-70:2015
An entity is the combination of an operations organization and associated ground systems.
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Examples: • A control centre from which the elements of an operations organization control an element of the mission such as a space segment or ground station. In the case of space segment control, an element of the operations organization is the mission control team that uses the operations control system. • A ground station and its operations and maintenance staff. 4.2 Operations organization Operations organizations are comprised of teams. The composition, responsibilities and management of these teams varies between organizations and over time. The following personnel are typically involved in the teams: • Operations managers; • Spacecraft operators (astronauts, operations engineers, spacecraft analysts, spacecraft controllers); • Payload operators (e.g. payload specialists, PIs); • Mission planners; • Flight dynamics engineers; • Ground systems operators; SIST EN 16603-70:2015
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OPERATIONS ORGANIZATIONS ON GROUND OPERATIONS ORGANIZATIONS IN SPACE GROUND SEGMENT SPACE SEGMENT ORGANIZATION A ORGANIZATION B
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Figure 4-1: The ECSS-E-ST-70 domain 4.3 Ground systems 4.3.1 Introduction The ground segment, as shown in Figure 4-2, typically consists of the following top-level systems which can be distributed across various centres depending on the chosen ground segment architecture: • Mission operations system; • Payload operations and data system; • Ground station system; • Ground communications system. These top-level systems are further broken down during the design process. 4.3.2 Mission operations system The mission operations system typically supports the following: • Mission analysis; • Operations preparation;
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• User services; • Data product delivery; SIST EN 16603-70:2015
The ground station system provides the physical link with the space segment while in–orbit. The following are supported, where applicable: • Telemetry reception, storage and distribution; • Telecommand transmission; • Tracking, ranging, Doppler and meteorological data acquisition; • Station monitoring and control; • Time management; • Network managemen
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