Operations function

Safe Mode

A protective state a spacecraft autonomously enters when it detects a serious problem — pointing its solar arrays at the Sun and its antenna toward Earth, and waiting for instructions.

In brief

A protective standby state a spacecraft enters after a fault.

Connections

Related:Spacecraft Health Monitoring

Knowledge connections

Associated withFault Protection
Associated withSpacecraft Health Monitoring

Sources

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