Exploitation

Spacecraft in-orbit operation is carried out by means of Mission Control Center (MCC). Mission Control Center of Lavochkin Association, JSC (NPOL MCC) is a managerial and engineering body, aimed at flight control of spacecraft developed in-house.

Starting from the Luna-9 spacecraft launch performed back in 1966, NPOL MCC was the SC operation instrument, developed and manufactured in-house. At that time the available technology of operation the deep space spacecraft envisaged the control group activities in close proximity to the main ground station, which for a long time were complexes located in the Crimea. Therefore, the only territorial unit of NPOL MCC was Evpatoria Deep Space Communication Center. NPOL MCC technologies were used for flight control at TsNIImash MCC facilities (missions of Vega, Venera, Phobos series). The specialists of our enterprise developed both onboard SW and ground systems of telemetry receipt and processing for that missions. Today NPOL MCC is an integral part of a State Ground Control Complex. It includes spacecraft control centers and sectors, Chief Designer data processing systems, scientific complex elements, SW, communication means and own radio-technical means of receiving information. Actual list of NPOL MCC components is approved by ROSCOSMOS.