Topics that relate to orbit determination and flight path control. May also be used for navigation on the surface of celestial objects.
The JPL "basics of spaceflight" defines navigation as including these two topics. One is estimation of velocity and prediction of course, and the other is actuating rocket motor action to fire and impart corrective impulse to the spacecraft.
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