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AEE486 SPACECRAFT DYNAMICS

Course Code:	5720486
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):	3(3-0)
ECTS Credit:	5.0
Department:	Aerospace Engineering
Language of Instruction:	English
Level of Study:	Undergraduate
Course Coordinator:	Assoc.Prof.Dr. HALÝL ERSÝN SÖKEN
Offered Semester:	Fall Semesters.
Prerequisite:	Set 1: 5720223 Set 2: 5720262
One of the sets above should be completed before taking AEE486 SPACECRAFT DYNAMICS .

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.