Projects

Overview
Project Title	Pseudo-Noise (PN) Ranging Systems - Issue 3
Approval	Approved
Document Number	414.1
Charter	5.01 RF and Modulation Working Group
Document Type	Blue
Description of Document	The Pseudo-Noise (PN) Ranging Systems Recommended Standard defines both transparent and regenerative PN ranging systems. This update intends to make 24 Mchip/s an available chip rate for Ka-band.
Applicable Patents	There are no patent issues for this technology that are known by the CCSDS community
Patent Comments	None.
Survey of Similar Standards Documents or Projects Undertaken in Other Bodies and elsewhere in CCSDS	None.
Resources
Book Editor	ESA
Book Editor Resources	1 man-month
Prototype 1	Not Required
Prototype 1 Resources	Not required
Prototype 2	Not Required
Prototype 2 Resources	Not required
Prototype 3	Not Required
Prototype 3 Resources	Not required
Contribute	ESA
Monitor Only	CNES, NASA
Resource Comments	Limited change with limited effort required.

Schedule

Legend for Schedule Milestones = Required for Orange Books = Required for Green Books = Required for Magenta Books = Required for Blue Books Note - Red Books are Draft Blue/Magenta Books Schedule Milestones	Original Completion Date (Date in M/D/YYYY format.)	Comments (Date in M/D/YYYY format.)
Project Approved	6/15/2021	CMC-P-2021-05-007
Project Start Date	6/15/2021
Internal WG Review
First Draft Circulated to WG	6/15/2021
First Draft Comments Due	6/20/2021
Second draft circulated to WG	6/25/2021
Second Draft Comments Due	6/30/2021
Final WB Submitted to AD for Further Processing	7/10/2021	Resolution SLS-R-2021-05-005(414.1-B.PNrang.startAR)
External Milestones
Secretariat Document Processing	8/15/2021
First Agency Review	10/15/2021
RID Resolution	11/15/2021
Secretariat Document Processing 2	11/30/2021
Final Agency Review	11/30/2021	Not expected
RID Resolution	11/30/2021	Not expected
First Prototype Development	11/30/2021	Not required
Second Prototype Development	11/30/2021	Not required
CMC Approval	2/15/2022
Total Time to Complete (in months)	8