Orbit Control Operations for the Cassini-Huygens Mission

The Cassini-Huygens spacecraft was launched in 1997 as an international and collaborative mission to study Saturn and its many moons. After a seven-year cruise, Cassini began orbiting Saturn for a four-year tour. This paper gives an overview of the maneuver operations component of Cassini navigation. Specifically, this paper reviews the orbit control and staffing strategies developed and executed as a result of these maneuver experiences. Examples of maneuver processing and analysis are also shown.