The objective of the course is to introduce the challenges related to the design and management of space systems, providing an overall view of the system and its individual subsystems to achieve the goals of a space mission.
At the end of the course, students will have become familiar with the fundamental issues of designing and managing an aerospace system and will be capable of synthesizing a preliminary design of the system and its subsystems.
Geometry of an orbiting satellite
Spacecraft & ground station relative geometry
Mission analysis
Thermal control of a spacecraft
Electric power system
Telecommunication architecture
Ground segment
Telemetry, tracking, telecommands and data handling
"Spacecraft System Engineering", edited by P. Fortescue and J. Stark
"Space mission analysis and Design", edited by J.R. Wertz and W.J. Larson