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Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/621 of 20 April 2018 on the technical specifications for the Copernicus space component pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 377/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance. )

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2018/621
of 20 April 2018
on the technical specifications for the Copernicus space component pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 377/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council
(Text with EEA relevance)
Article 1
Technical specifications for the Copernicus space component
Article 2
Entry into force
ANNEX
1. SCOPE OF THE SPACE COMPONENT TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
2. COPERNICUS SPACE COMPONENT OVERVIEW
2.1.
General
2.2.
Copernicus space component financing
2.3.
Governance and implementation
2.4.
Indicative Deployment Schedule
Figure 1
Indicative schedule for the Copernicus Space component activities
2.5.
Copernicus Data and Information Policy
2.6.
Standards
2.7.
Monitoring and Evaluation
3. DEDICATED COPERNICUS MISSIONS (SENTINELS)
3.1.
General
3.2.
Space Segment – Sentinel missions
3.2.1.
Space Segment general description
3.2.2.
Space Segment activities
Development and Procurement of the Sentinel-1, -2, -3 C/D units
Development and procurement of the Sentinel-5B and -5C instruments
Development and procurement of the Sentinel-6B unit
Launch services
3.3.
Ground Segment – Sentinel missions
3.3.1.
General description
3.3.2.
Flight Operations Segment
3.3.3.
Payload Data Ground Segment
Sentinel Core Ground Stations (CGS)
Sentinel Processing and Archiving Centres (PACs)
Sentinel Mission Performance Centres (MPC)
Sentinel Payload Data Management Centres (PDMC)
Sentinel Precise Orbit Determination Service (POD)
3.4.
EUMETSAT Ground Segment Operations
3.5.
European Data Relay System (EDRS)
3.6.
Overall operations and data acquisition strategy for the Copernicus dedicated missions
3.7.
Data Products List from Copernicus Dedicated Missions
3.8.
Developments aiming at modernising the Copernicus Space Component
3.9.
Development activities aimed at mitigating operational risks
4. COPERNICUS CONTRIBUTING MISSIONS
4.1.
General
4.2.
Overall Process
4.3.
Procurement of data from Copernicus Contributing Missions
4.4.
Access to Contributing Mission data not requiring procurement
5. COPERNICUS SPACE COMPONENT DATA DISSEMINATION
6. EVOLUTION OF THE COPERNICUS SPACE COMPONENT ON THE BASIS OF USER REQUIREMENTS
6.1.
General context and process
Figure 2
Copernicus Space Component Evolution Process
6.2.
Identification of future observation requirements and gaps
Figure 3
Overall Process for Establishing the Data Requirements
Stakeholder consultation
User Requirements consolidation and prioritisation
6.3.
Analysis of options to meet evolving data needs
6.4.
Establishment of Technical requirements for new dedicated missions
6.5.
Timing and progress of the Space Component evolution activities
6.5.1.
General Timeline
6.5.2.
Progress of the Space Component Evolution activities