ECSS Disciplines

ECSS-S-ST-00C ECSS-S-ST-00-01C
System description Glossary of terms

Space project Space product assurance Space engineering Space sustainability

management branch branch branch branch

M-10 discipline Q-10 discipline

Project planning and Product assurance E-10 discipline U-10 discipline
implementation management System engineering Space debris

E-20 discipline
M-40 discipline U-20 discipline
Q-20 discipline Electrical and optical
Configuration and Planetary protection
Quality assurance engineering
information management

E-30 discipline
M-60 discipline
Q-30 discipline Mechanical engineering
Cost and schedule
Dependability
management

E-40 discipline
Software engineering
M-70 discipline Q-40 discipline
Integrated logistic support Safety
E-50 discipline
Communications
M-80 discipline Q-60 discipline
Risk management EEE components
E-60 discipline
Control engineering
Q-70 discipline
Materials, mechanical parts
E-70 discipline
and processes
Ground systems and
operations
Q-80 discipline
(as of 3 December 2019)
Software product
assurance
ECSS Standards
Management branch

Space project
management branch

M-10 discipline M-40 discipline M-60 discipline

M-70 discipline M-80 discipline
Project planning and Configuration and Cost and schedule
Integrated logistic support Risk management
implementation information management management

ECSS-M-ST-10C Rev.1 ECSS-M-ST-40C Rev.1 ECSS-M-ST-60C M-70A

ECSS-M-ST-80C
Project planning and Configuration and Cost and schedule Integrated logistic
Risk management
implementation information management management support
ECSS-M-ST-70C
ECSS-M-ST-10-01C U
Organization and
conduct of reviews
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update of other doc.
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(as of 1 April 2016)
Ongoing update of an New document in

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ECSS Standards
Product assurance branch
Q-10 discipline
Q-20 discipline
Product assurance
Quality assurance
management
ECSS-Q-ST-10C Rev.1
ECSS-Q-ST-20C Rev.2
Product assurance
Quality assurance
management
ECSS-Q-ST-10-04C ECSS-Q-ST-20-07C
Quality and safety
Critial-item control
assurance for space test
centres
ECSS-Q-ST-10-09C Rev.1
Nonconformance control
ECSS-Q-ST-20-08C
system Storage, handling and
transportation of
spacecraft hardware
ECSS-Q-ST-20-10C
Off-the-shelf items
utilization in space
systems
LEGEND
Document affected by
Published update of other doc.
Ongoing update of an New document in
existing document
production
U ECSS-Q-ST-60-15C
Space product
assurance branch
Q-70 discipline Q-80 discipline
Q-30 discipline Q-40 discipline Q-60 discipline
Materials, mechanical parts Software product
Dependability Safety EEE components
and processes assurance
ECSS-Q-ST-60C Rev.2 ECSS-Q-ST-80C Rev.1
ECSS-Q-ST-30C Rev.1 ECSS-Q-ST-40C Rev.1
Electrical, electronic and Software product
Dependability Safety
electromechanical (EEE) assurance
components
M
ECSS-Q-ST-30-02C ECSS-Q-ST-60-02C
ECSS-Q-ST-40-02C
Failure modes, effects ASIC and FPGA development
Hazard analysis
(and criticality) analysis
ECSS-Q-ST-60-05C Rev.1
NOTE:
ECSS-Q-ST-40-12C Generic procurement
ECSS-Q-ST-30-09C Fault tree analysis - requirements for hybrids Q-70 discipline is detailed in
Availability analysis Adoption notice ECSS/ the next chart
IEC 61025
ECSS-Q-ST-60-12C
ECSS-Q-ST-30-11C Design, selection, procurement
and use of die form monolithic
Rev.1
microwave integrated circuits
Derating - EEE
components
U
ECSS-Q-ST-30-11C Rev.1 ECSS-Q-ST-60-13C
Commercial electrical,
electronic and
electromechanical (EEE)
components
U
ECSS-Q-ST-60-13C Rev.1
M ECSS-Q-ST-60-14C Rev.1
Corr.1
Relifing procedure – EEE
components
N
(as of 1 May 2020)
Radiation hardness assurance
– EEE components
M
Q-70 discipline
Materials, mechanical
parts and processes
ECSS-Q-ST-70C Rev.2
Materials, mechanical
parts and processes
ECSS-Q-ST-70-71C Rev.1
Materials, processes and
their data selection
ECSS-Q-ST-70-80C
 ECSS-Q-ST-70-05C Rev.2
Qualification methodology
for hardware produced by
additive manufacturing
processes
N
ECSS-Q-ST-70-52C
Measurement methods of the
kinetic outgassing of
materials for space
LEGEND
Published
Ongoing update of an
existing document
U
Cleanliness
ECSS-Q-ST-70-01C
Cleanliness and
contamination control
U
ECSS-Q-ST-70-01C Rev.1
ECSS-Q-ST-70-05C Rev.1
Detection of organic
contamination surfaces by
IR spectroscopy
U
ECSS-Q-ST-70-50C
Particle contamination
monitoring for spacecraft
systems and cleanrooms
N
Document affected by
update of other doc.
M
New document in
N
production
Material testing
ECSS-Q-ST-70-02C
Thermal vacuum outgassing
test for the screening of
space materials
ECSS-Q-ST-70-04C
Thermal testing for the
evaluation of space
materials, processes,
mechanical parts and
assemblies
ECSS-Q-ST-70-06C
Particle and UV radiation
testing for space materials
ECSS-Q-ST-70-15C
Non-destructive inspection
N
ECSS-Q-ST-70-20C
Determination of the
susceptibility of silver-plated
copper wire and cable to
"red-plague" corrosion
ECSS-Q-ST-70-21C
Flammability testing for the
screening of space
materials
ECSS-Q-ST-70-29C
Determination of offgassing
products from materials and
assembled articles to be
used in a manned space
vehicle crew compartment
ECSS-Q-ST-70-36C
Material selection for
controlling stress-corrosion
cracking
ECSS-Q-ST-70-37C
Determination of the
susceptibility of metals to
stress-corrosion cracking
ECSS-Q-ST-70-45C
Mechanical testing of metallic
materials
Material processes Assembling processes Parts Planetary protection
ECSS-Q-ST-70-03C ECSS-Q-ST-70-07C ECSS-Q-ST-70-10C ECSS-Q-ST-70-53C
Black-anodizing of metals Verification and approval Qualification of printed Materials and hardware
with inorganic dyes of automatic machine circuit boards compatibility tests for
wave soldering sterilization processes
U
 ECSS-Q-ST-70-60C
ECSS-Q-ST-70-09C
ECSS-Q-ST-70-08C ECSS-Q-ST-70-54C
Measurements of thermo- ECSS-Q-ST-70-11C
Manual soldering of high- Ultra cleaning of flight
optical properties of thermal Procurement of printed
reliability electrical hardware
control materials circuit boards
connections
U
 ECSS-Q-ST-70-60C
N
 ECSS-Q-ST-70-61C ECSS-Q-ST-70-55C
ECSS-Q-ST-70-13C Rev.1
Microbiological
Measurements of the peel
ECSS-Q-ST-70-12C examination of flight
and pull-off strength of
Design rules for printed hardware and cleanrooms
coatings and finishes using ECSS-Q-ST-70-14C
pressure-sensitive tapes circuit boards
Corrosion
ECSS-Q-ST-70-56C
ECSS-Q-ST-70-16C ECSS-Q-ST-70-18C Vapour phase bioburden
Adhesive bonding for Preparation, assembly and reduction for flight
ECSS-Q-ST-70-26C Rev.1 mounting of RF coaxial
spacecraft and launcher hardware
+Corr.1
N
applications cables
Crimping of high-reliability
electrical connections ECSS-Q-ST-70-57C
ECSS-Q-ST-70-46C Rev.1 Dry heat bioburden
ECSS-Q-ST-70-17C
Requirements for reduction for flight
Durability testing of coatings
ECSS-Q-ST-70-28C manufacturing and hardware
Repair and modification of procurement of threaded
printed circuit board fasteners
ECSS-Q-ST-70-58C
ECSS-Q-ST-70-22C assemblies for space use
Bioburden control in
Control of limited shelf-life
cleanrooms
materials
ECSS-Q-ST-70-30C
Wire wrapping of high-
ECSS-Q-ST-70-31C Rev.1 reliability electrical NOTES:
Application of paints and connections ECSS-Q-ST-70-60C
coatings on space hardware = merge of Q-ST-70-10C Rev.1 and Q-ST-70-11C
ECSS-Q-ST-70-38C Rev.1
High-reliability soldering for ECSS-Q-ST-70-61
surface-mount and mixed = merge of Q-ST-70-07C, Q-ST-70-08C and Q-ST-70-38C Rev.1
technology
N
 ECSS-Q-ST-70-61C
ECSS-Q-ST-70-39C
Welding of metallic
materials for flight
hardware
ECSS-Q-ST-70-40C
Hard brazing of metallic
materials for flight hardware
N (as of 1 May 2020)
ECSS Standards
Space engineering
Engineering branch branch

E-20 discipline E-70 discipline

E-10 discipline E-30 discipline E-40 discipline E-50 discipline E-60 discipline
Electrical and optical Ground systems and
System engineering Mechanical engineering Software engineering Communications Control engineering
engineering operations

ECSS-E-ST-10C Rev.1 Note: ECSS-E-ST-40C Note: ECSS-E-ST-60-10C ECSS-E-ST-70C

ECSS-E-ST-20C Rev.1
System engineering Software general Control performances Ground systems and
general requirements
Electrical and electronic E-30 discipline is requirements E-50 discipline is operations
detailed in the next detailed in the next
U
ECSS-E-ST-40C Rev.1
ECSS-E-ST-10-02C chart chart ECSS-E-ST-60-20C Rev.2
Rev.1 ECSS-E-20-01A Rev.1 ECSS-E-ST-70-01C
Star sensor terminology
Verification Multipaction design and ECSS-E-ST-40-07C On-board control
and performance
test Simulation modelling procedures
specification
platform
ECSS-E-ST-10-03C
Testing
ECSS-E-ST-20-01C
N ECSS-E-ST-70-11C
ECSS-E-ST-60-21C Space segment operability
M
ECSS-E-ST-20-06C Rev.1
Gyros terminology and
Spacecraft charging
ECSS-E-ST-10-04C performance
Space environment
ECSS-E-ST-70-31C
ECSS-E-ST-20-07C Rev.1 Ground systems and
U
ECSS-E-ST-10-04C Rev.1
Electromagnetic ECSS-E-ST-60-30C operations - Monitoring and
Attitude and orbit control
M
control data definition
M
compatibility
ECSS-E-ST-10-06C systems (AOCS)
Technical requirements requirements
specification ECSS-E-ST-70-32C
ECSS-E-ST-20-08C Rev.1
Photovoltaic assemblies Test and operations
and components procedure language
ECSS-E-ST-10-09C
Reference coordinate
U
ECSS-E-ST-20-08C Rev.2
system ECSS-E-ST-70-41C
Telemetry and
ECSS-E-ST-20-20C
ECSS-E-ST-10-11C telecommand packet
Interface requirements for
Human factors utilization
electrical power
engineering

ECSS-E-ST-10-12C
+Corr.1 (22Feb2017)
Method for the
calculation of radiation
received and its effects,
and a policy for design
margins
ECSS-E-ST-10-24C
Interface management
ECSS-E-ST-20-21C
Interface requirements for
electrical actuators
ECSS-E-ST-20-30C
Design, requirements and
N
control of harness
LEGEND
ECSS-E-ST-20-40C
ASIC and FGPGA Document affected by
Published update of other doc.
N M
engineering (as of 1 May 2020)

ECSS-E-AS-11C
Adoption Notice of ISO Ongoing update of an New document in
16290 - Definition of existing document
N
production
TRLs and their criteria of
assessment U
E-30 discipline
Mechanical engineering

ECSS-E-ST-31C ECSS-E-ST-32C Rev.1 ECSS-E-ST-34C ECSS-E-ST-35C Rev.1

ECSS-E-ST-33-01C Rev.2 Propulsion general
Thermal control general Structural general Environmental control
Mechanisms requirements
requirements requirements and life support

ECSS-E-ST-33-11C Rev.1 ECSS-E-ST-35-01C

ECSS-E-ST-31-02C Rev.1 ECSS-E-ST-32-01C Rev.1
Explosive subsystems and Liquid and electric
Two-phase heat transport Fracture control
devices propulsion for spacecraft
equipment

U
ECSS-E-ST-32-01C Rev.2

ECSS-E-ST-35-02C
ECSS-E-ST-31-04C ECSS-E-ST-32-02C Rev.1 Solid propulsion for
Exchange of thermal Structural design and spacecraft and launchers
analysis data verification of pressurized
hardware
ECSS-E-ST-35-03C
Liquid propulsion for
ECSS-E-ST-32-03C launchers
Structural finite element
models
ECSS-E-ST-35-06C Rev.2
Cleanliness requirements
ECSS-E-ST-32-08C Rev.1 for spacecraft propulsion
Materials hardware

ECSS-E-ST-35-10C
ECSS-E-ST-32-10C Rev.2
Compatibility testing for
Structural factors of safety
liquid propulsion systems
for spaceflight hardware

ECSS-E-ST-32-11C LEGEND
Modal survey assessment

Published Document affected by

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M (as of 1 May 2020)

Ongoing update of an New document in

existing document
N
production
U
E-50 discipline
Communications

ECSS-E-ST-50-11C
ECSS-E-ST-50C ECSS-E-ST-50-51C
SpaceFibre – Very high-speed
Communications SpaceWire protocol identification
serial link

U
ECSS-E-ST-50C Rev.1

ECSS-E-ST-50-01C ECSS-E-ST-50-12C Rev.1 ECSS-E-ST-50-52C

Space data links - Telemetry SpaceWire - Links, nodes, routers SpaceWire - Remote memory
and networks access protocol
synchronization and channel
coding

U
ECSS-E-AS-50-21C

ECSS-E-ST-50-02C
Ranging and Doppler tracking
ECSS-E-ST-50-13C ECSS-E-ST-50-53C
SpaceWire - CCSDS packet
Interface and communication transfer protocol
protocol for Mil std 1553B

ECSS-E-ST-50-14C NOTE 1: At next issue, the

ECSS-E-ST-50-03C Spacecraft discrete interfaces
Space data links - Telemetry document might be renumbered.
transfer frame protocol
ECSS-E-AS-50-21C and
ECSS-E-AS-50-22C
U ECSS-E-ST-50-15C
LEGEND
ECSS-E-ST-50-04C Document affected by
CAN bus extension protocol
Space data links - Telecommand Published update of other doc.
M
protocols, synchronization and
channel coding
ECSS-E-AS-50-24C,
ECSS-E-AS-50-25C and
Ongoing update of an New document in
U
ECSS-E-AS-50-26C ECSS-E-ST-50-16
existing document
N
production
U
Time-triggered ethernet (TTE)

ECSS-E-ST-50-05C Rev.2
N
Radio frequency and modulation
(as of 1 May 2020)
ECSS Standards
Sustainability branch
Space sustainability branch

U-10 discipline U-20 discipline

Space debris Planetary protection

ECSS-U-AS-10C Rev.1
Adoption Notice of ISO 24113: ECSS-U-ST-20C
Space systems - Space debris Planetary protection
mitigation requirements

Document affected by
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update of other doc.
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Ongoing update of an New document in

N
existing document production
U (as of 1 May 2020)
 ECSS Handbooks and Technical memoranda
PA branch HBs and TMs

Space product
assurance branch

Q-10 discipline Q-70 discipline Q-80 discipline

Q-20 discipline Q-30 discipline Q-40 discipline Q-60 discipline
Product assurance Materials, mechanical Software product
Quality assurance Dependability Safety EEE components
management parts and processes assurance

ECSS-Q-TM-40-04 Part ECSS-Q-HB-60-02A

ECSS-Q-HB-30-01A
Worst case analysis
ECSS-Q-HB-30-03A
Human dependability
handbook
ECSS-Q-HB-30-08A
Component reliability data
sources and their use
ECSS-Q-HB-80-01A
1A Technique for radiation ECSS-Q-TM-70-51A
Reuse of existing software
Sneak analysis – Part 1: effects mitigation in ASICs Termination of optical
Principles and and FPGAs handbook fibres
requirements
ECSS-Q-HB-80-02 Part 1A
Software process assessment
ECSS-Q-TM-70-52A
and improvement – Part 1:
ECSS-Q-TM-40-04 Part Kinetic outgassing of
Framework
2A materials for space
Sneak analysis – Part 2:
ECSS-Q-HB-80-02 Part 2A
Clue list
Software process assessment
and improvement – Part 2:
Assessor instrument

ECSS-Q-TM-30-12A ECSS-Q-HB-80-03A Rev.1

End-of-life parameters Methods and techniques to
drifts – EEE components support the assessment of
software dependability and
safety

LEGEND ECSS-Q-HB-80-04A
Software metrication
Ongoing update of an New document in programme definition and
implementation
existing document
N
production
U
HB Published TM made available
(as of 1 May 2020)
ECSS Handbooks and Technical memoranda
Engineering branch HBs and TMs
E-10 discipline
System engineering
ECSS-E-HB-10-02A
Verification guidelines
ECSS-E-HB-10-03A
Testing handbook
N
ECSS-E-HB-10-12A
Calculation of radiation
and its effects, and
margin policy handbook
ECSS-E-HB-11A
TRL guidelines
ECSS-E-TM-10-10A
Logistics engineering
ECSS-E-TM-10-20A
Product data exchange
ECSS-E-TM-10-21A
System modelling and
simulation
ECSS-E-TM-10-23A
Space system data
repository
ECSS-E-TM-10-25A
Engineering design
model data exchange
Space engineering
branch
E-20 discipline E-70 discipline
E-30 discipline E-40 discipline E-50 discipline E-60 discipline
Electrical and optical Ground systems and
Mechanical engineering Software engineering Communications Control engineering
engineering operations
ECSS-E-HB-20-01A ECSS-E-HB-31-01A ECSS-E-HB-40A ECSS-E-HB-50A ECSS-E-HB-60A
Multipactor design and Thermal design data Software engineering Communications Control engineering
handbook (16 parts) handbook guidelines handbook
N
test guidelines
ECSS-E-HB-31-03A ECSS-E-HB-40-01A
ECSS-E-HB-20-02A Thermal analysis Agile software ECSS-E-HB-60-10A
Li-ion battery handbook Control performance
handbook development handbook
guidelines
ECSS-E-HB-20-03A ECSS-E-HB-32-20A ECSS-E-HB-40-xx A
Magnetic cleanliness Structural design data Machine learning
qualification for space
N
handbook handbook (8 parts)
N
applicatons handbook
ECSS-E-HB-20-05A ECSS-E-HB-32-21A
High voltage Adhesive bonding
engineering and design handbook
handbook
ECSS-E-HB-20-06A ECSS-E-HB-32-22A
Assessment of Insert design handbook
spacecraft worst case
charging
ECSS-E-HB-32-23A
ECSS-E-HB-20-07A Threaded fasteners
Spacecraft handbook
electromagnetic
U
ECSS-E-HB-32-23A Rev.1
compatibility handbook
ECSS-E-HB-20-08A ECSS-E-HB-32-24A
LEGEND
Guidelines for delta- Buckling handbook
qualification of
N
photovoltaic assemblies Ongoing update of an New document in
ECSS-E-HB-32-25A
existing document
N
production
U
Mechanical shock design
ECSS-E-HB-20-20A
and verification handbook
Guidelines for electrical
interface requirements
for power supply ECSS-E-HB-32-26A HB Published TM made available
Spacecraft mechanical
ECSS-E-HB-20-21A loads analyses handbook
Guidelines for electrical
design and interface
U
ECSS-E-HB-32-26A Rev.1
requirements for
actuators
(as of 1 May 2020)
ECSS-E-HB-20-30A
Guidelines for design,
requirements and control
of harness
N
ECSS Policy (P) and Configuration and information mangement (D) documents

ECSS Documentation

P-00 discipline D-00 discipline

ECSS Policy Configuration and information
management

ECSS-P-00C
ECSS-D-00B
Standardization objectives,
ECSS processes
policies and organization

ECSS-D-00-01C
Drafting rules and template for
ECSS Standards

ECSS-D-00-02A
Drafting rules and template for
ECSS Handbooks

LEGEND
ECSS-D-00-11A
Document affected by Criteria for acceptance for Public
Published Review and Criteria for Handbook
update of other doc.
M release for publication

Ongoing update of an New document in (as of 12 September 2018)

N
existing document production
U