ECSS-E-ST-40C: Space Engineering - Software
ECSS-E-ST-40C, the European Cooperation for Space Standardization standard for software engineering in space systems. Defines the software engineering processes across the life cycle (software-related system requirements, management, requirements and architecture, design and implementation, validation, delivery and acceptance, verification, operation, maintenance) and special requirements tailored by software criticality (categories A-D), including dependability and safety, reuse and tool qualification, with an interface to software product assurance (ECSS-Q-ST-80C). Freely published by the ECSS at ecss.nl.
ECSS-E-ST-40C: Space Engineering - Software is a compliance framework from Europe (ECSS) with 2 domains and 10 controls. The largest domains are ECSS-E-ST-40C: Software Engineering Processes (Clause 5) (9 controls), ECSS-E-ST-40C: Special Requirements (Clause 6) (1 controls). Every control below carries what it requires and what an assessor expects to see.
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Framework Domains (2)
ECSS-E-ST-40C: Software Engineering Processes (Clause 5)
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| ECSS-40C-5.10 | Software maintenance process |
| ECSS-40C-5.2 | Software related system requirement process |
| ECSS-40C-5.3 | Software management process |
| ECSS-40C-5.4 | Software requirements and architecture engineering process |
| ECSS-40C-5.5 | Software design and implementation engineering process |
| ECSS-40C-5.6 | Software validation process |
| ECSS-40C-5.7 | Software delivery and acceptance process |
| ECSS-40C-5.8 | Software verification process |
| ECSS-40C-5.9 | Software operation process |
ECSS-E-ST-40C: Special Requirements (Clause 6)
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| ECSS-40C-6 | Special requirements |
What is ECSS-E-ST-40C: Space Engineering - Software and who does it apply to?
ECSS-E-ST-40C: Space Engineering - Software is a compliance framework from Europe (ECSS) with 2 domains and 10 controls. ECSS-E-ST-40C, the European Cooperation for Space Standardization standard for software engineering in space systems. Defines the software engineering processes across the life cycle (software-related system requirements, management, requirements and architecture, design and implementation, validation, delivery and acceptance, verification, operation, maintenance) and special requirements tailored by software criticality (categories A-D), including dependability and safety, reuse and tool qualification, with an interface to software product assurance (ECSS-Q-ST-80C). Freely published by the ECSS at ecss.nl. It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
What does ECSS-E-ST-40C: Space Engineering - Software actually require?
ECSS-E-ST-40C: Space Engineering - Software has 10 controls organised across 2 domains. The largest domains are ECSS-E-ST-40C: Software Engineering Processes (Clause 5) (9 controls), ECSS-E-ST-40C: Special Requirements (Clause 6) (1 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.
If I already comply with another framework, how much of ECSS-E-ST-40C: Space Engineering - Software do I already cover?
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