Astrodynamics

Credits: 9

Learning Objectives
Kepler motion. The integrals of the keplerian motion: Energy, angular momentum and eccentricity vector. Classification of orbits. Orbital parameters and Two Line Elements. Orbital transfers by impulsive thrust and their optimality. The problem of time. Reentry trajectories. Matching of Kepler and Allen-Egger formulas. The method of patched conics for interplanetary mission design. The restricted three body problem. Low energy transfers: inner and outer transfers.