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
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.
- ESAEuropean Space Agency
European missions, observatories, and space science imagery.