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Mission Requirements

Mission Requirements is a singular academic concept within Spacecraft Design that denotes the comprehensive set of high-level objectives, constraints, and performance criteria defining the purpose, operational environment, and success metrics of a space mission, distinguishing it from system-level or subsystem-level specifications by establishing the foundational intent from which all subsequent design decisions are derived.

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Sentinel-2: ESA's Optical High-Resolution Mission for GMES Operational Services

Matthias Drusch, Umberto Del Bello, Stefane Carlier et al. · Remote Sensing of Environment · 2012 · 4.5K citations

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Terminal Guidance System for Satellite Rendezvous

W. H. Clohessy, Ron Wiltshire · Journal of the aerospace sciences/Journal of the aero/space sciences · 1960 · 2K citations

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The Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) Sentinel-3 mission

Craig Donlon, B. Berruti, A. Buongiorno et al. · Remote Sensing of Environment · 2012 · 834 citations

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NASA Contractor Report 165748

L. Braslow · NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA) · 1983 · 808 citations

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Space mission analysis and design

Choice Reviews Online · 1992 · 771 citations

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  1. DE
    Daniel E. Hastings

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    22 publications · 1K citations

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  2. BR
    Betlem Rosich

    European Space Research Institute, Italy

    12 publications · 380 citations

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  3. OD
    Olivier de Weck

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    12 publications · 356 citations

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  4. KG
    Kandyce Goodliff

    Langley Research Center, United States

    12 publications · 557 citations

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  5. JH
    Joseph H. Saleh

    Georgia Institute of Technology, United States

    13 publications · 492 citations

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  1. Jet Propulsion Laboratory

    Pasadena, United States

    51 h-index

    1.2K publications

    67K citations

  2. European Space Research and Technology Centre

    Noordwijk-Binnen, The Netherlands

    33 h-index

    254 publications

    60.4K citations

  3. Johnson Space Center

    Houston, United States

    33 h-index

    256 publications

    8K citations

  4. California Institute of Technology

    Pasadena, United States

    33 h-index

    246 publications

    8K citations

  5. Goddard Space Flight Center

    Greenbelt, United States

    32 h-index

    269 publications

    11.6K citations

  6. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    30 h-index

    200 publications

    6.6K citations

  7. Langley Research Center

    Hampton, United States

    30 h-index

    294 publications

    8.4K citations

  8. Ames Research Center

    Mountain View, United States

    26 h-index

    185 publications

    5.8K citations

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  1. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

    210 publications · 6.7K citations

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  2. Acta Astronautica

    158 publications · 5.6K citations

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  3. Advances in Space Research

    67 publications · 2.5K citations

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  4. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA)

    Repository · 73 publications · 3.3K citations

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  5. Space Science Reviews

    30 publications · 2.5K citations

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