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
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.