SPST502 - Introduction to Orbital Mechanics
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CORE COURSE: What is an orbit? How does a spacecraft fly to the Moon or Mars? What does NORAD use to track all of the satellites currently in orbit around Earth? How does a spacecraft move from one orbit to another? These questions and more are answered in this course. From Kepler and Newton to the modern telecommunications, navigation, and remote sensing spacecraft, knowledge of orbital mechanics is essential for the modern Space Manager to be able to plan future space missions and to converse with orbital analysts that perform the day-to-day calculations determining IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT YOU HAVE PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED COLLEGE ALGEBRA BEFORE TAKING THIS COURSE. Prereq: SPST500 and SPST501
Prerequisites
Corequisites
N/A
Schedule of Classes
| 12/24/12 - 05/30/13 |
06/03/13 - 07/28/13 |
Spring 2013 Session D - 8 Week session |
| 01/28/13 - 06/23/13 |
07/01/13 - 08/25/13 |
Summer 2013 Session B - 8 Week session |
| 02/25/13 - 07/28/13 |
08/05/13 - 09/29/13 |
Summer 2013 Session I - 8 Week session |
| 03/25/13 - 08/25/13 |
09/02/13 - 10/27/13 |
Summer 2013 Session D - 8 Week session |
| 04/29/13 - 09/29/13 |
10/07/13 - 12/01/13 |
Fall 2013 Session B - 8 Week session |
| 05/27/13 - 10/27/13 |
11/04/13 - 12/29/13 |
Fall 2013 Session I - 8 Week session |
| 06/24/13 - 11/24/13 |
12/02/13 - 01/26/14 |
Fall 2013 Session D - 8 Week session |
Course Materials
| Book Title: |
Understanding Space
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| ISBN: |
0073407755 or 0077230302
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| Publication Info: |
McGraw-Hill
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| Author: |
Sellers
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| Unit Cost: |
$77.50
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