CCSDS File Delivery Protocol (CFDP) is a file transfer protocol for use in

space Space is the boundless three-dimensional extent in which objects and events have relative position and direction. In classical physics, physical space is often conceived in three linear dimensions, although modern physicists usually con ...

, e.g. between Earth and spacecraft in Earth orbit or between Earth and spacecraft on interplanetary missions. The protocol is defined by

CCSDS The Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS) was founded in 1982 for governmental and quasi-governmental space agencies to discuss and develop standards for space data and information systems. Currently composed of "eleven member agenc ...

standard 727.0-B-4 and 727.0-B-5. It is also available as ISO standard 17355:2007.

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