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AE 502 - Advanced Orbital Mechanics

Last offered Spring 2023

Official Description

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. Course Information: Prerequisite: AE 402.

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TitleSectionCRNTypeHoursTimesDaysLocationInstructor
Advanced Orbital MechanicsA39827LCD41300 - 1420 T R  403B2 Engineering Hall Siegfried Eggl
Sanjana Srivastava
Advanced Orbital MechanicsONL62442ONL4 -    Siegfried Eggl
Sanjana Srivastava