The NOAA -14 September 28, 2006(DOY271) Tumble Anomaly

This paper describes a NOAA-14 spacecraft loss of control event and the lessons learned from it. The lessons learned are in two categories; contingency recovery operations and on-orbit propulsion system isolation methods. The work is motivated in recognition of the effort of the NOAA off-line engineering support team and their NOAA civil servant mission leads and operations support staff.