# MANE-4100: Spaceflight Mechanics

# Spaceflight Mechanics

## MANE-4100

Review of basic dynamics. Analysis of spacecraft trajectories, target rendezvous, and interception. Hohmann transfer, escape trajectories, interplanetary missions, the restricted three-body problem. Rigid body dynamics with application to gyrodynamics, stabilized platforms, gravity-gradient and spin stabilization of satellites, gyrostats. Selected topics such as drag-free satellites, vehicle launch and reentry, deployment dynamics (time permitting). MATLAB/Simulink is used as a simulation-visualization aid.

4 credits
Prereqs:
ENGR-2090 Engineering Dynamics
and
MATH-2400 Introduction to Differential Equations

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| Spring | Summer | Fall
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2023

Spaceflight Mechanics (4c)

- Sandeep Singh

Seats Taken: 80/90

2022

Spaceflight Mechanics (4c)

- Kurt S Anderson

Seats Taken: 95/120

2021

Spaceflight Mechanics (4c)

- John A. Christian

Seats Taken: 60/75

2020

Spaceflight Mechanics (4c)

- John A. Christian

Seats Taken: 63/90

2019

Spaceflight Mechanics (4c)

- Kurt S Anderson

Seats Taken: 88/90

2018

Spaceflight Mechanics (4c)

- Kurt S Anderson

Seats Taken: 75/85

2017

Spaceflight Mechanics (4c)

- Jeremy Laflin

Seats Taken: 63/70

2016

Spaceflight Mechanics (4c)

- Kurt S Anderson

Seats Taken: 66/0

2015

Spaceflight Mechanics (4c)

- Kurt S Anderson

Seats Taken: 56/70

2014

Spaceflight Mechanics (4c)

- Kurt S Anderson

Seats Taken: 42/70

2013

Spaceflight Mechanics (4c)

- Kurt S Anderson

Seats Taken: 60/70

2012

Spaceflight Mechanics (4c)

- Kurt S Anderson

Seats Taken: 46/50

2011

Spaceflight Mechanics (4c)

- Kurt S Anderson

Seats Taken: 59/60

2010

Spaceflight Mechanics (4c)

- Kurt S Anderson

Seats Taken: 51/60

2009

Spaceflight Mechanics (4c)

- Kurt S Anderson

Seats Taken: 38/40

2008

Spaceflight Mechanics (4c)

- Marie M. Dieffenbach
- Kurt S Anderson

Seats Taken: 32/40

2007

Spaceflight Mechanics (4c)

- Kurt S Anderson

Seats Taken: 30/32

2006

Spaceflight Mechanics (4c)

- Kurt S Anderson

Seats Taken: 16/40

2005

Spaceflight Mechanics (4c)

- Kurt S Anderson

Seats Taken: 11/40

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2003

Spaceflight Mechanics (4c)

- Marcelo R M Crespo da Silva

Seats Taken: 9/35

2002

Spaceflight Mechanics (4c)

- Marcelo R M Crespo da Silva

Seats Taken: 13/20

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