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SCOPE AND APPLICABILITY

This document contains two attitude data messages designed for applications involving data interchange in space data systems. The rationale behind the design of each message is described in annex B and may help the application engineer to select a suitable message. Definition of the attitude accuracy underlying a particular attitude message is outside of the scope of this Recommended Standard and should be specified via Interface Control Document (ICD) between data exchange participants. Applicability information specific to each Attitude Data Message format appears in sections 3 and 4, as well as in annex subsection B3.

This Recommended Standard is applicable only to the message format and content, but not to its transmission. The transmission of the message between agencies is outside the scope of this document and should be specified in an ICD or by following a CCSDS standard on transmission.

Description of the message formats based on the use of the eXtensible Markup Language (XML) will be available. An XML schema is defined by the CCSDS Recommended Standard titled 'XML Specification for Navigation Data Messages' (reference [5]). Agencies should specify, via ICD, the ASCII file format to be exchanged (Keyword Value Notation [KVN] or XML).