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BLUE BOOK
Recommendations for Space Data System Standards
RADIO FREQUENCY AND
MODULATION SYSTEMS—
PART 1
EARTH STATIONS AND SPACECRAFT
RECOMMENDED STANDARD
CCSDS 401.0-B
July 2011
Note:
This current
issue includes
all updates through
Technical Corrigendum 1,
dated May 2012.
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Recommendations for Space Data System Standards
RADIO FREQUENCY AND
MODULATION SYSTEMS—
PART 1
EARTH STATIONS AND SPACECRAFT
RECOMMENDED STANDARD
CCSDS 401.0-B
BLUE BOOK
July 2011
Note:
This current
issue includes
all updates through
Technical Corrigendum 1,
dated May 2012.
CCSDS HISTORICAL DOCUMENT
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CCSDS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR RADIO FREQUENCY AND MODULATION SYSTEMS
Earth Stations and Spacecraft
CCSDS 401 B Page i July 2011
AUTHORITY
Issue: Recommended Standard, Issue 21
Date: July 2011
Location: Washington, DC, USA
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 the 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
Space Communications and Navigation Office, 7L70
Space Operations Mission Directorate
NASA Headquarters
Washington, DC 20546-0001, USA
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STATEMENT OF INTENT
The Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS) is an organization officially established
by the management of its members. The Committee meets periodically to address data systems
problems that are common to all participants, and to formulate sound technical solutions to these
problems. Inasmuch as participation in the CCSDS is completely voluntary, the results of Committee
actions are termed Recommended Standards and are not considered binding on any Agency.
This Recommended Standard is issued by, and represents the consensus of, the CCSDS members.
Endorsement of this Recommendation is entirely voluntary. Endorsement, however, indicates the
following understandings:
o Whenever a member establishes a CCSDS-related standard, this standard will be in
accord with the relevant Recommended Standard. Establishing such a standard does not
preclude other provisions which a member may develop.
o Whenever a member establishes a CCSDS-related standard, that member will provide
other CCSDS members with the following information:
-- The standard itself.
-- The anticipated date of initial operational capability.
-- The anticipated duration of operational service.
o Specific service arrangements shall be made via memoranda of agreement. Neither this
Recommended Standard nor any ensuing standard is a substitute for a memorandum of
agreement.
No later than five years from its date of issuance, this Recommended Standard will be reviewed by
the CCSDS to determine whether it should: (1) remain in effect without change; (2) be changed to
reflect the impact of new technologies, new requirements, or new directions; or (3) be retired or
canceled.
In those instances when a new version of a Recommended Standard is issued, existing CCSDS-
related member standards and implementations are not negated or deemed to be non-CCSDS
compatible. It is the responsibility of each member to determine when such standards or
implementations are to be modified. Each member is, however, strongly encouraged to direct planning
for its new standards and implementations towards the later version of the Recommended Standard.
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