ASE X66K ASE 366K Spacecraft Dynamics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine Newton's gravity law, Kepler's laws, basic orbit propagation, orbit properties, orbital elements, coordinate systems and transformations, radar observations, ground tracks, orbit maneuvers, and trajectory design principles. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Computational Engineering 311K (or Aerospace Engineering 211K or Computational Engineering 211K), Engineering Mechanics 311M, and Mathematics 427J or 427K with a grade of at least C- in each.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division