ME 474 Orbital Mechanics and Mission Design

A 3-credit course on orbital mechanics. The foundational concepts of space flight dynamics, orbit determination, trajectory design, and satellite perturbations are presented including a brief review of relevant concepts in algebra and mathematics. It covers also flight mission's concepts, examples of classical mission requirement for near Earth satellites and interplanetary spacecrafts. The course offers real flight mission examples, and an introduction to space mission design.

Credits

3

Cross Listed Courses

ME 474 & ME 574