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3.0 PHYSICAL INTERFACES (Sections 3.0 thru 3.0.4)
4.0 STRUCTURAL INTERFACES (Sections 4.0 thru 4.0.4)
6.0 ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL INTERFACES (Sections 6.0 thru 6.0.4)
6.1 PASSIVE THERMAL CONTROL (Sections 6.1 thru 6.1.3)
7.0 ELECTRICAL POWER INTERFACES (Sections 7.0 thru 7.0.4)
8.0 AVIONICS INTERFACES (Sections 8.0 thru 8.0.4)
8.1 ATTACHED PAYLOADS (Sections 8.1 thru 8.2.3)
8.2.4 KU-BAND SIGNAL PROCESSOR INTERFACE
8.2.5 PAYLOAD SIGNAL PROCESSOR INTERFACE (Sections 8.2 5 thru 8.2.9)
8.2.10 MASTER TIMING UNIT (MTU) AND PAYLOAD TIMING BUFFER (PTB) INTERFACES
9.0 SOFTWARE INTERFACES (Sections 9.0 thru 9.0.4)
10.0 INDUCED ENVIRONMENTS (Sections 10.0 thru 10.0.4)
10.1 ORBITER/CARGO BAY PARTICULATES AND GASES ENVIRONMENT (Sections 10.1 thru 10.6)
10.7 ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY (EMC) (Sections 10.7 thru 10.7.2)
10.7.3 CARGO-PRODUCED INTERFERENCE ENVIRONMENT
10.7.4 AVIONICS ELECTRICAL COMPATIBILITY
11.0 OTHER INTERFACE CONSTRAINTS AND LIMITATIONS (Sections 11.0 thru 11.0.4)
11.1 SAFETY CRITICAL INTERFACES
13.0 ELECTRICAL WIRING INTERFACES (Sections 13.0 thru 13.0.4)
20.0 WAIVERS; DEVIATIONS; AND EXCEEDANCES
APPENDIX A ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
APPENDIX E EXENDED DURATION ORBITER MISSIONS