AE 402
Fall 2009 All Classes
Credit: 3 OR 4 hours.
Analysis of orbits in an inverse-square gravitational field; elementary rocket dynamics, impulsive orbit transfer and rendezvous, and Lambert's Theorem with applications; patched-conic trajectories, planetary gravity-assist maneuvers, and linearized orbit theory with application to simplified analytical models; perturbations.
3 undergraduate hours. 3 or 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: AE 302.
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29794
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Lecture-Discussion
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A
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11:00AM
-11:50AM
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MWF
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Engineering Hall
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Conway, B
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