Rename Spacecraft Operations Language Metamodel to Satellite Operations
Language Metamodel. Occurrences corrected on Title page, document footer,
and Glossary (p 4).
On page 1 introduction replace first paragraph:
This specification defines a meta-model, Spacecraft Operations Language Meta-model (SOLM), for
representing spacecraft operations procedures. These procedures contain sequences of instructions to
conduct spacecraft operations, typically consisting of spacecraft commands and spacecraft telemetry
comparisons. These procedures may also include the configuration of ground equipment, configuration of
spacecraft test equipment, execution of ground testing, and execution of on-orbit testing. Historically, these
procedures have been captured in flowcharts, text manuals, and a number of different scripting languages
used for ground station automation. A standard meta-model to represent spacecraft operations procedures
will facilitate the transfer of procedures between the spacecraft vendor and the spacecraft operator, as well
as allow for maintenance and transfer of the procedures across different ground systems employed over the
lifetime of the spacecraft.
With:
This specification defines a meta-model, Satellite Operations Language Meta-model (SOLM), for
representing spacecraft operations procedures. These procedures contain sequences of instructions to
conduct spacecraft operations, typically consisting of spacecraft commands and spacecraft telemetry
comparisons. These procedures may also include the configuration of ground equipment, configuration of
spacecraft test equipment, execution of ground testing, and execution of on-orbit testing. Historically, these
procedures have been captured in flowcharts, text manuals, and a number of different scripting languages
used for ground station automation. A standard meta-model to represent spacecraft operations procedures
will facilitate the transfer of procedures between the spacecraft vendor and the spacecraft operator, as well
as allow for maintenance and transfer of the procedures across different ground systems employed over the
lifetime of the spacecraft.
This specification is primarily aimed at providing procedure portability for earth-orbiting satellites. While
deep-space spacecraft use similar operational procedures, they also use extensive on-board procedures and
there are significant considerations in the representation of time that are not incorporated in this metamodel.