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. Spacecraft structures. Attitude control. Electrical power systems. Thermal control of spacecraft. Telecommunications. Telemetry and command. Ground control.