Spacecraft and Orbital Mechanics
Orbits, maneuvers, launch and the design of spacecraft systems.
AERO-420 Year 4 3 credits 12 lessons planned
Offered by HSM University · Aerospace Engineering
Course content
- 1The two-body problemComing
- 2Orbital elementsComing
- 3Kepler's equation and time of flightComing
- 4Orbital maneuvers and Hohmann transfersComing
- 5Plane changes and rendezvousComing
- 6PerturbationsComing
- 7Launch vehicles and ascentComing
- 8Interplanetary trajectoriesComing
- 9Attitude dynamics and controlComing
- 10Spacecraft power and thermal designComing
- 11Satellite constellationsComing
- 12Space environment and debrisComing
Requirements
Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.
Description
Orbits, maneuvers, launch and the design of spacecraft systems.
Part of the Engineering stream, typically taken in year 4.