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Navigation system

Inertial Navigation

Gyroscopes and accelerometers in an inertial measurement unit that sense a spacecraft's rotation and acceleration, propagating its orientation between star-tracker updates and through manoeuvres when other references are unavailable.

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The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.

  • 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.