MAE 180Orbital Mechanics
Students perform analyses based on mission requirements. Selected topics include astrodynamics, orbital motion, perturbations, coordinate systems and frames of reference, ground tracks and classification of common orbits, orbit determination, orbital maneuvers, station keeping, orbit injection and launch geometry, and interplanetary and lunar trajectories.
Prerequisites
None listed in the catalog.
Where it sits in degree plans
Required in (1)
- AeroEng w/Spec Astrodynm&SpcAp
One of the options in (1)
- Mechanical Engineering with a Specialization in Controls and Robotics (B.S.)
Courses that list MAE 180 as a prerequisite (1)
- MAE 182 Spacecraft Guidance and Navigation