XML Telemetric and Command Exchange

Using XTCE the format and content of a space systems command and telemetry links can be readily exchanged between spacecraft operators and manufacturers.

Allowing for a common database exchange format throughout the entire mission lifecycle will significantly reduce the cost of database conversions that occur in many space projects.

XTCE has been developed as part of an international cooperation involving the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the Goddard Space Flight Center, the European Space Agency, the United States Air Force and private industry including RT Logic, Harris, SciSys, Boeing and Lockheed Martin.

The standards development effort has been coordinated via the Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems and the Object Management Group.

The XML Telemetry and Command Exchange standard is now in active use as a means to exchange mission databases improving interoperability while reducing mission readiness costs.