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Space exploration and space systems  

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Objective: Basics of space systems engineering and space scientific applications: Celestial mechanics for artificial bodies: Newtonian, Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics. 2-body and restricted 3-body problems. Natural and artificial perturbations. Constants of motion. Orbits: Elliptic, parabolic, hyperbolic, geostationary, Sun-synchronous. Interplanetary trajectories: patched conic approximations. Orbital manoeuvres: Earth asphericity, in- and out-of- plane orbit changes, Hohmann transfer, gravity assist. Orbit determination. Relativistic orbital effects. • The gravitational field of the Earth • Launchers • Busses • Radio science and nanosatellites in a swarm configuration • Gravitational waves and the LISA mission • Plasma and the Cluster mission • Time metrology and navigation systems (GPS, Galileo)

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Presential
English

Name

Space exploration and space systems
English

UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE

Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation

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