Operations function
Safe Mode
A protective state a spacecraft autonomously enters when it detects a serious problem — pointing its solar arrays at the Sun and its antenna toward Earth, and waiting for instructions.
In brief
A protective standby state a spacecraft enters after a fault.
Connections
Related:Spacecraft Health Monitoring
Knowledge connections
- Associated withFault Protection
- Associated withSpacecraft Health Monitoring
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.
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