UZB 416E - Spacecraft Systems Design II

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

Project Definition
A system view of spacecraft.
Payloads and Missions.
Mission analysis.System Engineering
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.