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SC/PHYS 4110

Dynamics of Space Vehicles

3.0 credits

2026–27 handbook

Topics

  • Spacecraft orbital and attitude dynamics
  • two-body motion
  • orbital elements
  • perturbations
  • manoeuvres
  • rendezvous
  • interplanetary trajectories
  • rocket dynamics
  • control

Readings

  • Handbook reference(s): W. Wiesel, Space Flight Dynamics, 2nd ed. McGraw-Hill; 1997.
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