Departments
In 1990, the Orbital Mechanics Department and Astronomical Applications Department were established, and Nautical Almanac Office became a division of the Astronomical Applications Department. The Orbital Mechanics Department operated under P.K. Seidelmann until 1994 when the department was abolished, and its functions were moved to a group within the Astronomical Applications Department.
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