SOL-EST-IF-0050, SOLAR ORBITER - EXPERIMENT INTERFACE DOCUMENT - PART A - ISSUE 1 - REV 0 (9 OCT 2007)

SOL-EST-IF-0050, SOLAR ORBITER - EXPERIMENT INTERFACE DOCUMENT - PART A - ISSUE 1 - REV 0 (9 OCT 2007). The Experiment Interface Document (EID) will be first released with the instrument AO. The purpose of the document is to ensure that: The Principal Investigators (PIs) design, build and verify their instruments within the technical constraints imposed by the Solar Orbiter spacecraft and compatible with the Solar Orbiter programme constraints. • The Solar Orbiter Prime Contractor designs, builds and verifies the spacecraft such that the instruments can be successfully integrated into the system. • The spacecraft can be successfully launched and operated to achieve the scientific objectives of the Solar Orbiter mission. The EID consists of two parts; A and B. The EID-A contains the interface specifications that are applied to the design of the instrument as defined in the EID Part B written by the Principal Investigator. Part A defines the Solar Orbiter technical and programmatic requirements all Solar Orbiter PI’s have to comply with. The EID-B defines the PI response to the technical requirements in part A specifying in detail the interface information applicable to a particular experiment. Part B will form the sole formal and binding document for all technical and programmatic agreements between the ESA Solar Orbiter Project Office and each Solar Orbiter Principal Investigator. The EID A and B shall be placed under formal configuration and change control once signed and thus any change requires formal agreement between ESA and the PI. The EID A and B will become applicable documents to the Solar Orbiter prime contractor.