Orbital Analysis

3 credits · College of Engineering catalogue

Advisory Prerequisite: AEROSP 548, AEROSP 540, or AEROSP 573, or permission of instructor. Enforced Prerequisite: None. (3 credits) The analysis, characterization and determination of space trajectories from a dynamical systems viewpoint. The general formulation and solution of the spacecraft trajectory design and navigation problems. Computation of periodic orbits and their stability. Estimation of model parameters from spacecraft tracking data (e.g., gravity field estimation). Elements of precision modeling and precision orbit determination.