UZB 422E - Spacecraft Systems Design

Course Objectives

To develop the full skill set necessary for system engineering of spacecraft system design and to exercise the design of a spacecraft with defined goals, design requirements and constraints with teamwork.

Course Description

A system view of spacecraft. Payloads and Missions. Mission analysis. The space environment. Dynamics of spacecraft. Orbital mechanics. Propulsion systems. Launch vehicles. Atmospheric re-entry. Spacecraft structures. Attitude determination and control. Electrical power systems. Thermal control of spacecraft. Telecommunications. Command and data handling. Ground control.