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 | | The office also supports the development of an ESA-wide frequency management policy, supports projects in the selection of frequency bands, modulation/coding, and Earth stations, and prepares ITU forms for spacecraft frequency notification. |
 | | The office also determines the coordination contours, a prerequisite for international notification of a station, using specialised ITU software that takes into account radio service, horizon masks, and local propagation conditions and is based on a digitised map of the world. |
 | | Given the interdependency between spectrum management, radio frequency, and modulation, the office is also active in standardisation activities at the European Cooperation for Space Standardisation (ECSS)- and the Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS)-level for radio frequency and modulation. |
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