Course Contents Introduction to astrodynamics; two-body and many-body problems; relative motion; coordinates, reference frames, orbital
elements, and time; geocentric, cislunar, and interplanetary flight; introduction to orbital perturbations.
Study Goals You will be able to:
1. Provide full and accurate descriptions of the fundamental concepts and phenomena of astrodynamics;
2. Explain the relationships between astrodynamics concepts & phenomena and the mathematics & physics theory that describes
them;
3. Apply the relevant relationships, models, and methods for astrodynamics analysis;
4. Derive and manipulate the equations of motion for a spacecraft subject to gravitational and other forces;
5. Apply the equations of motion, their solutions, and related equations to analyze the absolute and relative positions and
velocities of spacecraft as a function of time.
Additional detail will be available in the course syllabus.
