AE 502

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Advanced Orbital Mechanics

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Credit: 4 hours.

Circular-restricted three-body problem; surfaces of zero velocity, libration points, and halo orbits; perturbed two-body motion; Gauss and Lagrange planetary equations, Hamilton's principle, canonical equations and Delaunay variables; application to artificial Earth satellites; orbit determination.

Prerequisite: AE 402.

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AE 502 class schedule data for spring 2026
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
39827	Lecture-Discussion	A	1:00PM -2:20PM	TR	403A Engineering Hall	Woollands, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/26-05/06/26
78241	Online Lecture	ONC	ARRANGED	n.a.	n.a.	Woollands, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/26-05/06/26 Section Info: This section is for students who have time conflicts with the in-person section for this course. Please email aero-ugrad-advising@illinois.edu to request approval to register for this section. Students in this section will be expected to attend on-campus office hours and exams for this course.
62442	Online	ONL	ARRANGED	n.a.	n.a.	Woollands, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/26-05/06/26 Section Info: Restricted to online grad non-degree, online MCS, online MSME, online MSCEE, and online MSAE students. For more details on this course section, please see http://engineering.illinois.edu/online/courses/. Non-Degree students may enroll on a space-available basis with consent of the Graduate Program Coordinator (ae-grad@illinois.edu). Restriction(s): Restricted to MS: Civil Engr - Online - UIUC, MS:Industrial Engr Online-UIUC, MS:Mechanical Engineerng -UIUC, MS:Env Engr CivilEngr ONL-UIUC, NDEG:Engineering GR ONL - UIUC, MS: Aerospace Engr-Online-UIUC, MENG:Mech Engineering Onl-UIUC, MENG:Elec & Comp Eng ONL -UIUC, MENG:Engr:Energy Sys Onl-UIUC, MENG:Engr:AeroSys Online- UIUC, MENG:ENGR:Digital Ag ONL- UIUC, or MENG:Engr:ChemEngLead ONL-UIUC.