Operations function

Navigation Operations

The operational process of guiding a spacecraft to its target — combining orbit determination with manoeuvre design, using the deep-space network's radiometric tracking.

In brief

Guiding a spacecraft to its target using tracking and manoeuvres.

Connections

Related:Deep Space Network (DSN)

Knowledge connections

Associated withJPL Space Flight Operations Facility (SFOF)
Associated withFlight Dynamics
Associated withOrbit Determination
Associated withDeep Space Network (DSN)

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.
NASA JPLJet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics
Orbital data, ephemerides, and small-body parameters for planets, asteroids, and comets.

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