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Command and Data Handling The command and data subsystem (CDS) decodes, stores, and distributes commands received from Earth to control spacecraft activities. These include commands to the attitude-control subsystem that regulate the position of Magellan and its back-and-forth changes between data gathering and transmitting. Most commands for controlling the spacecraft were stored for later distribution. The CDS could execute commands immediately upon receipt.
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