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Undergraduate Record 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED RECORD]

MAE 3010 - Astronautics

Effective Start Date: 03/23/2010
Discussion of the Keplerian two-body problem; elliptic, parabolic, and hyperbolic orbits; solution of Kepler’s equation and analogs; the classical orbital elements; orbit determination; prediction of future position and velocity; orbital perturbations; Lambert’s problem. Prerequisites: MAE 2320.

Credits: 3