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Specification tree

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A specification tree shows all specifications of a technical system under development in a hierarchical order.

For a spacecraft system it has the following levels:

System (requirements) specification - generated by customer
- System (design to) specification - generated by system responsible prime contractor
  - Subsystem specifications - generated by system responsible prime contractor
    - Assembly specifications - generated by subsystem responsible contractors
      - Unit specifications - generated by subsystem (or assembly) responsible contractors.

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