The LDRR provides TT&C capabilities for a mission in a compact, configurable package. Various daughtercards are added to the system to provide access to different bands and ultimate mission flexibility. On missions without a dedicated watchdog, the LDRR can be configured to accept contingency commands from the ground directly and perform limited actions to recover a system in an anomalous state.
The LDRR includes an M0 processor that can be configured to act as a spacecraft watchdog, and can be configured to receive and decrypt contingency commands from the ground, allowing a limited amount of recovery functionality