Operations function

Flight Dynamics

The discipline of determining and predicting a spacecraft's orbit and attitude, and computing the manoeuvres needed to keep it on its planned trajectory.

In brief

Determining and controlling a spacecraft's orbit and attitude.

Connections

Knowledge connections

Associated withEuropean Space Operations Centre (ESOC)
Associated withOrbit Determination
Associated withNavigation Operations
Associated withMission Planning
Associated withStation-Keeping

Sources

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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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