Operations function

End-of-Mission Operations

The final phase — safely disposing of a spacecraft (a controlled re-entry, a graveyard orbit, or a deliberate impact) and preserving its data — closing out the mission responsibly.

In brief

Safely disposing of a spacecraft and archiving its data.

Connections

Related:Science Operations

Knowledge connections

Associated withScience Operations
Associated withScience Operations

Sources

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.
ESAEuropean Space Agency
European missions, observatories, and space science imagery.

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