Course Details
Course Code: SPST305 Course ID: 3692 Credit Hours: 3 Level: Undergraduate
Students taking this course compute and calculate satellite orbits, planetary orbits, solar system orbits, and other essential space orbits. Designed for the non-scientist student, this course provides a fundamental understanding of how orbital mechanics works in space. (Prerequisites: MATH111 and SPST200)
Course Schedule
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Start Month | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/21/2022 - 11/04/2022 | 11/07/2022 - 01/01/2023 | November | Fall 2022 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 07/25/2022 - 12/30/2022 | 01/02/2023 - 02/26/2023 | January | Winter 2023 Session B | 8 Week session |
Current Syllabi
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- CO-1 Describe the laws of planetary motion and gravitation that illustrates the effects that gravity has on two-body mechanics.
- CO-2 Identify the four different types of orbits and their special characteristics.
- CO-3 Calculate the orbital components and perturbations for elliptical and circular orbits.
- CO-4 Determine orbital elements and organize them into two-line element sets given an orbit’s radius and velocity vectors.
- CO-5 Compute spacecraft maneuvers including transfer orbits and rendezvous.
- CO-6 Compute the ΔV, escape trajectories, impact requirements, and time-of-flight required for a patched-conic section transfer orbit from Earth to another planet.
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- CO-1 Describe the laws of planetary motion and gravitation that illustrates the effects that gravity has on two-body mechanics.
- CO-2 Identify the four different types of orbits and their special characteristics.
- CO-3 Calculate the orbital components and perturbations for elliptical and circular orbits.
- CO-4 Determine orbital elements and organize them into two-line element sets given an orbit’s radius and velocity vectors.
- CO-5 Compute spacecraft maneuvers including transfer orbits and rendezvous.
- CO-6 Compute the ΔV, escape trajectories, impact requirements, and time-of-flight required for a patched-conic section transfer orbit from Earth to another planet.
| Book Title: | Understanding Space - the VitalSource e-book is provided inside the classroom |
| ISBN: | 9780073407753 |
| Publication Info: | VS-McGraw-Hill |
| Author: | Sellers |
| Unit Cost: | $87.21 |
| Electronic ISBN: | 1259215202 |
| Electronic Unit Cost: | $35.00 |