Acronyms

This page gathers most of the acronyms used accross the mission.

Table 1 Mission most-used acronyms

Acronym

Translation

AAV

Attitude and Angular Velocities

APID

Application Process IDentifier (CCSDS recommended standard)

BA

Burst Advocate

BD

BeiDou Navigation Satellite System

BDSM

BeiDou Small Message

BVS

Banc de Validation Système

EM

Engineering Model

CALDB

Calibration Data Base

CLCW

Command Link Control Word

CLTC

China Satellite Launch & Tracking Control

CLTU

Command Link Transmission Unit

CP

Core Program

CPL

Chinese Payload

CPM

Charged Particle Monitor

CRT

Command Ranging Telemetry

CSSDS

Consultative Comittee for Space Data System

C-GFT

Chinese Ground Follow-up Telescope

DCN

Data Communication Network

DPE

Data Processing Equipment

DPU

Data Processing Unit

ECPI

ECLAIRs PIpeline

EM

Engineering Model

EMC

ElectroMagnetic Compatibility

EO

Earth Occultation

EQM

Engineering/Electronic Qualification Model

ETC

ECLAIRs Trigger Control

FOV

Field Of View

FPL

French Payload

FEE

Front-End Electronics

FIT

Filling Target

F-GFT

French Ground Follow-up Telescope

GAL

Ground system Alert Loop (March 2022 joint system tests)

GCC

GFT Control Command

GCN

GRB Coordinate Network

GFT

Ground Follow-up Telescope

GP

General Program

GP1

F-GFT Pipeline level 1

GP2

F-GFT Pipeline level 2

GRB

Gamma-Ray Burst

GRM

Gamma-Ray Monitor

GSP

General Slew Point

GWAC

Ground-based Wide Angle Camera

HDR

High Data Rate

HK

House Keeping

IC

Instrument Center

IE

Instrument Expert

IS

Instrument Scientist

JSOG

Joint Scientific Operations Group

KW

Keyword

LTR

Long-Term Routine (May 2024 joint system tests)

LTU

Local Test Unit (ECLAIRs test bench at CEA)

MDPU

MXT Data Processing unit

MJD

Modified Julian Day

MM

Multi-Messenger

MXT

Micro-channel X-ray Telescope

N/A

Non Applicable

NMS

Nominal Mission Scenario (April 2023 joint system tests)

OCM

Orbit Correction Manoeuvre

OEF

Orbit Event File

OEM

Orbit Ephemeris Message

OFTG

Offline Trigger

OOL

Out Of Limit

OP

Observation Plan

OPM

Orbit Parameter Message

PCAT

Packet Category

PDP

Plan de Passage (see PNG, STA-PLAN)

PDPU

Payload Data Processing Unit

PF

Platform

PFM

Performance Flight Model

PIM

Payload Instrument Module

PL

Payload

PLM

Payload Module

PLTM

Payload Telemetry

PNG

Planning Nouvelle Génération (see PDP, STA-PLAN)

PPS

Pulse Per Second

PPT

Pre-planned Target

PVT

Position, Velocity and Time

QLA

Quick Look Analysis

QF

Quality Factor (MXT mostly)

QF

Quick Flux

QM

Qualification Model

RAP

Restricted Access Product

RAF

Return All Frames

ROM

Routine Observation Mode

SA

Standard Analysis (as opposed to QLA)

SAA

South Atlantic Anomaly

SAU

Smallest Addressable Unit

SCID

SpaceCraft IDentifier (CCSDS recommended standard)

SDB

Science Data Base

SDP

Science Data Product

SGS

S-band Ground Station

SHM

Safe Hold Mode

SLE

Space Link Extension

SM

Spare Model

SMU

Signal Management Unit

SNR

Signal to Noise Ratio

SP

Science Product

SR

Scientific Requirements documents

SSM

Scientific Software Model (of the UGTS)

SSP

Sub Solar Point

SST

Simulateur Station

STA

Star Tracker Assembly

STA-PLAN

S and X-Band Station Planning (see PNG, PDP)

STM

Structural and Thermal Model

SVOM

Space-based Multi-band Variable astronomical Objects Monitor

TC

Telecommand

TLE

Two-Line Elements

TM

Telemetry

ToO

Target of Opportunity

ToO-EX

Target of Opportunity Exceptional

ToO-NOM

Target of Opportunity Nominal

ToO-MM

Target of Opportunity Multi-Messenger

TVAC

Thermal Vacuum

TXG

X-Ray Gamma Telescope

UGTS

Unité de Gestion et du Traitement Scientifique

USS

UGTS Scientific Software

VCID

Virtual Channel IDentifier (CCSDS recommended standard)

VHF

Very High Frequency

VO

Virtual Observatory

VT

Visible Telescope

Table 2 Project management acronyms

Acronym

Translation

AOB

Any Other Business

CCB

Change Control Board

CdCF

Cahier Des Charges Fonctionnel

CDR

Critical Design Review

CIO

Comité Inter Organisations

CoDir

Comité Directeur

CRE

Compte Rendu des Essais (see TRR)

DCI

Dossier de Contrôle des Interfaces

DD

Dossier de Définition

DFT

Data Flow Test

DJ

Dossier de Justification

E2E

End to End

FAR

Flight Acceptance Review

FEPS

Fiche d’Étude Problème Soulevé

ICD

Interface Control Document

IRD

Instrument Requirement Document

JSC

Joint Steering Comity

LEOP

Launch and Early Orbit Phase

OCG

Operational Control Gate

OCG

Operational Coordination Group

OCP

Outil de Conception Planification

OIA

Operation Interface Agreement

ORB

Operations Review Board

ORR

Operational Readiness Review

PA

Product Assurance

POM

Préparation des Opérations Mission

PTF

Proposition Technique et Financière

PTR

Post Test Review (ISO standard 22137)

QA

Quality Assurance

RD

Reference Document

RID/RIDs

Review Item Discrepancy/ies

SRD

System Requirements Document

SRR

System Requirements Review

SRS

Software Requirement Specification

STB

Spécification Technique de Besoin

SIO

SVOM Interface Operation (see OIA)

SMP

Science Management Plan

TBC

To Be Confirmed

TBD

To Be Discussed/Defined

TBU

To Be Updated

TRB

Test Review Board (ISO standard 22137)

TRR

Test Readiness Review (ISO standard 22137)

WBS

Work Breakdown Structure

WP

Work Packages

Table 3 Mission centers

Acronym

Translation

ANOC

Alert Network Operation Center (VHF network, CNES)

CCC

Chinese Command Control Center

CCGS

Command Control Ground Segment

CNIC

CAS Computer Network Information Centre

CSC

Chinese Science Center

EIC

ECLAIRs Instrument Center (IRAP, CEA)

FMGS

French Mission Ground Segment

FPOC

French Payload Operation Center (CNES)

FSC

French Science Center

FSGS

French Science Ground Segment

GIC

F-GFT Instrument Center

MC

Mission Center (CAS)

MIC

MXT Instrument Center

NOC

French Network Operation Center (X and S band network, CNES)

SGS

Scientific Ground Segment (seel also FSGS)

Table 4 French Laboratories/Institutes/Observatory acronyms

Acronym

Translation

APC

Laboratoire d’AstroParticules et Cosmologie, Paris (CNRS)

CEA

Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique

Irfu

Institut de Recherche sur les lois Fondamentales de l’Univers (CEA)

CNES

Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales

CNRS

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

CPPM

Centre de Physique des Particules de Marseille (CNRS)

GEPI

Galaxies, Étoiles, Physique et Instrumentation, Meudon (CNRS)

IN2P3

Institut national de physique nucléaire et de physique des particules

IAP

Institut d’Astrophysique de Paris (CNRS)

IJCLab

Laboratoire de physique des deux infinis Irène Joliot-Curie, Orsay (CNRS)

IRAP

Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie, Toulouse (CNRS)

LAM

Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille (CNRS)

LUPM

Laboratoire Univers et Particules de Montpellier (CNRS)

ObAS

Observatoire Astronomique de Strasbourg (CNRS)

OHP

Observatoire de Haute Provence (CNRS)

Table 5 Chinese Laboratories/Institutes/Observatory acronyms

Acronym

Translation

CAS

Chinese Academy of Sciences

IHEP

Institude of High Energy Physics

NAOC

National Astronomical Observatory of China

NSSC

National Space Science Center

SECM

Shanghai Engineering Center for Microsatellites

SSDC

National Space Science Data Center