Operations function

Launch Operations

The operations phase spanning launch and the critical early days — acquiring the spacecraft, checking it out, and getting it onto its planned trajectory (Launch and Early Orbit Phase, LEOP).

In brief

Launch and the critical early-orbit checkout phase.

Connections

Related:Cruise Operations

Knowledge connections

Associated withCruise Operations

Sources

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

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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