2024-2025 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog[ARCHIVED CATALOG]
MAE 483 - Space Flight and Orbital Mechanics
(3 units)
Prerequisites: MAE 381 with a grade of “C” or better. Two-body problem. Predicting orbital positions. Kepler’s equation. Orbital elements. Lambert’s problem. Rocket dynamics. Rocket payloads and staging. Impulsive orbital transfer. Interplanetary mission analysis.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-problems 3 hours). Same course as MAE 483H. Not open for credit to students with credit in MAE 483H.