Low Earth Orbit for Earth Observation
Explore orbital geometry, approximate representation, and design of orbits in the secularly precessing ellipse model. Examine the motion of satellites, the sun, the moon and the Earth. Discuss the view of space from the ground, the view of ground from space, and the design and utilization of constellations. Aerospace Engineering 389 (Topic: Low Earth Orbit for Earth Obs) and 389P (Topic 14) may not both be counted.
Prerequisites & course information
Explore orbital geometry, approximate representation, and design of orbits in the secularly precessing ellipse model. Examine the motion of satellites, the sun, the moon and the Earth. Discuss the view of space from the ground, the view of ground from space, and the design and utilization of constellations. Aerospace Engineering 389 (Topic: Low Earth Orbit for Earth Obs) and 389P (Topic 14) may not both be counted.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027