# Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/621 of 20 April 2018 on the technical specifications for the Copernicus space component pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 377/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance), Division 3.3.3: Payload Data Ground Segment

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The Payload Data Ground Segment shall include the following components:
(a) sentinel Core Ground Stations (CGS);
(b) sentinel Processing and Archiving Centres (PACs);
(c) sentinel Mission Performance Centres (MPC);
(d) sentinel Payload Data Management Centres (PDMC);
(e) sentinel Precise Orbit Determination Service (POD).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2018/621/annex/division/3/division/3.3/division/3.3.3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-621/annex/division-3/division-3.3/division-3.3.3
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