LECTURE MATERIALS
Spaceflight Mechanics and Attitude Dynamics
Lecture notes, tutorials, equation sheet and reference material for the course. The files are hosted on Google Drive to keep the academic website lightweight.
Lecture Materials & Downloads
Lecture 1 Reference Frames
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Lecture 2 Two Body Problem
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Lecture 3 Fundamental Integrals
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Lecture 4 Orbit Equation
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Lecture 5 Orbit Properties and Characteristics
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Lecture 6 Kepler's Laws
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Lecture 7 Energy and Velocity
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Lecture 8 Canonic Unit
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Lecture 9 Turning Points
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Lecture 10 Flight Path Angle
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Lecture 11 and 12 Kepler Time Equation
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Lecture 13 Kepler's Time Equation Alternate
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Lecture 14 Perifocal Coordinate System
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Lecture 15 Orbital Elements
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Lecture 16 Orbit Determination
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Lecture 17 NORAD Two Line Elements
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Lecture 18 Satellite Look Angle and Time
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Lecture 19 Angles in Orbital Mechanics
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Lecture 21 and 22 Gauss Variational Equations
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Lecture 23 and 24 Orbit Perturbations
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Lecture 25 Effect of J2 Perturbation
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Lecture 26 Orbit Perturbation Numericals
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Lecture 26 Sun Synchronous and Molniya Orbits
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Lecture 27 and 28 Impulsive Orbital Maneuvers
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Lecture 29-32 Interplanetary Transfer
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Lecture 33 Inclination change maneuvers and the effect of launch site
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Tutorials
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Equation Sheet
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Reference Books
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