This Standard applies to all parties involved at all levels in the utilization of OTS items into space segment hardware and launchers.
For the purpose of this Standard, Off-the-Shelf (OTS) Items are those that, even if not necessarily developed for space applications, can be procured from the market and utilized in a space system.
This Standard contains the requirements for the utilization of OTS Items, in terms of their selection, characterization and procurement for space system use.
This Standard considers complex OTS items, as for example: motherboards, cards, data storage units/items, optical equipments, photo cameras and video units, LANs, mechanical/electrical and electromechanical devices, batteries, sensors, monitoring support units, medical equipments and items, laptops.
This Standard does not cover:
- software OTS,
- re-use of OTS items already qualified for space applications,