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Aerospace Engineering (AERO)

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Faculty of Engineering

AERO 4801 [0.5 credit]

Spacecraft Design

Types of spacecraft. Fundamentals of orbital mechanics. The design of spacecraft and spacecraft subsystems with emphasis on mission requirements and current design methods: spacecraft configuration, payload, structural, propulsion, attitude control, thermal, power, communication and other related subsystems. Spacecraft integration and testing.
Precludes additional credit for AERO 3841.
Prerequisite: AERO 3002 or MECH 3002.
Lectures three hours a week.

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