Design of telecommand software for the Mars Orbiter mission

The MTcP software design concepts presented in this article are successfully flown in MOM. The software is working well onboard the Mars Orbiter. The software design presented in this article is simple, general purpose, and database driven. The design is robust and can withstand the main system failure by changing over to a redundant system automatically. The configurable features provided can be used to achieve autonomy in spacecraft. Due to programmability provided in the software, the same features can be used for different purposes in different phases of a mission.