ME 574 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. Open to all graduate students as well as undergraduates who have taken ME 371 & ENGR 202 with department consent.
Cross Listed Courses
ME 474 & ME 574