ISO 15865:2022
(Main)Space systems — Qualification assessment
Space systems — Qualification assessment
This document establishes general rules for qualification assessment of space systems and products used in space systems against their functional and technical specifications. It establishes general requirements for determining system or product readiness for any stage of the life cycle. This includes, for example, readiness for development, manufacture, test, operation, modification, or disposal. This document is applicable to systems and products used in flight or ground support and to products at all levels in a product tree. It applies to systems and products consisting of hardware, software, facilities, materials, methods, processes, procedures or any combination of these. It establishes common: a) general requirements for qualification assessment of item readiness; b) approaches to qualification. This document is intended for use as the basis for a design justification plan. It is intended to be used either in establishing an agreement for such a plan between a customer and a supplier or as the basis for a supplier’s internal qualification practices.
Systèmes spatiaux — Évaluation de la qualification
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INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 15865
Second edition
2022-10
Space systems — Qualification
assessment
Systèmes spatiaux — Évaluation de la qualification
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms . 1
3.1 Terms and definitions . 1
3.2 Abbreviated terms . 2
4 Objectives and principles .2
4.1 Objectives . 2
4.2 Principles . 3
4.3 General requirements and recommendations . 3
4.4 Levels . 4
4.5 Design justification data file (DJDF) . 4
5 Qualification assessment approach . .5
5.1 General . 5
5.1.1 General features . . 5
5.1.2 Specific features . 5
5.1.3 Criteria . 6
5.1.4 Design justification plan (DJP). 6
5.2 Arrangement of work. 6
5.2.1 Principles for selection of an organization or a group of specialists for
qualification reviews . 6
5.2.2 Objectivity and adequacy of results . 7
5.2.3 Applicable methods. 7
5.3 Qualification assessment process . 8
5.3.1 Qualification assessment process input . 8
5.3.2 Activities on product definition during phases O to C . 8
5.3.3 Design review . 9
5.3.4 Design verification. 9
5.3.5 Qualification assessment during updating of production technologies . 9
5.3.6 Qualification assessment during ground tests . 10
5.3.7 Flight tests .12
5.3.8 Full-scale production . 13
5.3.9 Software qualification assessment . 13
5.3.10 Configuration aspects. 14
5.3.11 Disposal phase . 14
5.4 Documents. 14
5.5 Requirements . 15
Annex A (informative) Use of DJDF .16
Annex B (informative) Contents of DJDF .18
Annex C (informative) Contents of the DJP .20
Bibliography .21
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Foreword
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This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 20, Aircraft and space vehicles,
Subcommittee SC 14, Space systems and operations.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 15865:2005), which has been technically
revised.
The main changes are as follows:
— alignment of terms and definitions with ISO 10795;
— introduction of space system’s components;
— completion of criteria to be verified during qualification assessment;
— additional information on the recognized applicable methods;
— update of bibliography.
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 15865:2022(E)
Space systems — Qualification assessment
1 Scope
This document establishes general rules for qualification assessment of space systems and products
used in space systems against their functional and technical specifications. It establishes general
requirements for determining system or product readiness for any stage of the life cycle. This includes,
for example, readiness for development, manufacture, test, operation, modification, or disposal.
This document is applicable to systems and products used in flight or ground support and to products
at all levels in a product tree. It applies to systems and products consisting of hardware, software,
facilities, materials, methods, processes, procedures or any combination of these.
It establishes common:
a) general requirements for qualification assessment of item readiness;
b) approaches to qualification.
This document is intended for use as the basis for a design justification plan. It is intended to be used
either in establishing an agreement for such a plan between a customer and a supplier or as the basis
for a supplier’s internal qualification practices.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments)
ISO 10795, Space systems — Programme management and quality — Vocabulary
ISO 14300-1, Space systems — Programme management — Part 1: Structuring of a project
ISO 21349, Space systems — Project reviews
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms
3.1 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO 10795 and the following apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https:// www .iso .org/ obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at https:// www .electropedia .org/
3.1.1
qualification process
process that covers all the verification activities including all the items of the product (component,
equipment, subsystem and system)
3.1.2
review
documented process of the requirement conformity or nonconformity objective evaluation against the
requirements specified by standards or specifications and their incomes on reaching any milestone
Note 1 to entry: Additional activities performed during the review include:
— analysis of the reasons of nonconformities;
— elaboration of recommendations on improving.
3.1.3
technical specification
TS
specification expressing technical requirements for designing and developing the solution to be
implemented
Note 1 to entry: The technical specification evolves from the functional specification and defines the technical
requirements for the selected solution as part of a business agreement.
[SOURCE: ISO 21351:2005, 3.1.11, modified — The abbreviated term "TS" has been added.]
3.2 Abbreviated terms
DJDF design justification data file
DJP design justification plan
EEE electrical, electronic, and electromechanical
GTP ground test plan
TS technical specification
4 Objectives and principles
4.1 Objectives
The qualification process should ensure that the following goal is achieved: confirmation of suitability
of the space system and the space system’s compon
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