WHAT GOES UP MUST COME DOWN: CASSINI MANEUVER EXPERIENCE DURING THE INCLINATION-RAISING PHASE PRIOR TO END OF MISSION

The Cassini spacecraft is kept on its planned reference trajectory using maneuvers designed by the Cassini Maneuver Team. The experiences of the team are documented for 2016-a span of the mission during which the orbit inclination is steadily increasing. This period contains 33 planned maneuvers and 11 Titan flybys leading up to the final orbits before Cassini's plunge into Saturn. Information about each maneuver is provided along with discussion of situations where operations deviated from the normal routine.