Academic Catalog

ASE476 SPACE VEHICLE DESIGN

Course Code: 3840476
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(2-2)
ECTS Credit: 11.0
Department: Aerospace Engineering
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
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Offered Semester: Fall and Spring Semesters.

Course Content

Coordinate systems and transformations. Euler equations. torque free motion of spinning bodies. introduction to analytical dynamics. generalized coordinates. constraints. work and energy; orbital motion. orbital parameters. common satellite orbit types. orbital maneuvers.