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AE 402 ONL - Orbital Mechanics
Fall 2021
Title | Section | CRN | Type | Hours | Times | Days | Location | Instructor |
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Orbital Mechanics | ONL | 63683 | ONL | 3 | - | Robyn Woollands |
Course Description
Analysis of orbits in an inverse-square gravitational field; elementary rocket dynamics, impulsive orbit transfer and rendezvous, and Lambert's Theorem with applications; patched-conic trajectories, planetary gravity-assist maneuvers, and linearized orbit theory with application to simplified analytical models; perturbations are covered in this course.
Credit Hours
3 or 4 hours
Prerequisites
BS degree in engineering or science from an accredited college in the United States or an approved institution of higher learning abroad and a course in Aerospace Flight Mechanics (AE 202).
Subject Area
- Aerospace Engineering