Tue, Jun 24, 2008
Organization Focused On Development Of Space Data Systems
The Consultative Committee for Space
Data Systems (CCSDS) announced Monday the China National Space
Administration (CNSA) has been accepted as the eleventh full member
agency of the organization -- and the first addition to the group
since 1997.
Billed as the leading international organization for space
communication standardization, CCSDS relies on agency members to
provide technical engineering support to its working groups. The
addition of CNSA to the membership of CCSDS indicates the
continued, broad international support for space communication
standardization necessary to promote greater cooperation and
interoperability among the space and ground assets of the major
space exploration agencies around the world.
"Adding China's expertise to the technical knowledge base of the
CCSDS working groups will further enable the CCSDS mission of
enhancing worldwide governmental and commercial interoperability
and cross-support, while reducing operational risk, development
time, and project costs," said Mike Kearney, CMC Chair.
Cheng Wang, CNSA's primary representative to CCSDS, added "The
China National Space Administration expresses its willingness to
participate in and contribute to CCSDS. We look forward to
supporting the work of CCSDS and contributing to the
interoperability of international space missions."
CNSA was created in 1993 to define China's national space
policies and priorities. It has quickly become an important player
in the international space arena, with cooperative agreements
between more than ten international space agencies. CNSA's
membership in CCSDS continues this trend of increased exposure and
cooperation with the broader space community.
CNSA's has already begun implementation of CCSDS standards on
some of its spacecraft. CCSDS protocols were successfully used to
enable interoperability between CNSA and ESA in 2007. In November
of that year the CNSA Chang'e 1 lunar-orbiting spacecraft
transmitted telemetry signals to ESA tracking stations which then
relayed telecommands back to the satellite.
The cross-support exercise was enabled by the CCSDS developed
Advanced Orbiting Systems protocols.
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