Space Flight Dynamics
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About this book

Thorough coverage of space flight topics with self-contained chapters serving a variety of courses in orbital mechanics, spacecraft dynamics, and astronautics

This concise yet comprehensive book on space flight dynamics addresses all phases of a space mission: getting to space (launch trajectories), satellite motion in space (orbital motion, orbit transfers, attitude dynamics), and returning from space (entry flight mechanics). It focuses on orbital mechanics with emphasis on two-body motion, orbit determination, and orbital maneuvers with applications in Earth-centered missions and interplanetary missions.

Space Flight Dynamics presents wide-ranging information on a host of topics not always covered in competing books. It discusses relative motion, entry flight mechanics, low-thrust transfers, rocket propulsion fundamentals, attitude dynamics, and attitude control. The book is filled with illustrated concepts and real-world examples drawn from the space industry. Additionally, the book includes a "computational toolbox" composed of MATLAB M-files for performing space mission analysis.

Key features:

  • Provides practical, real-world examples illustrating key concepts throughout the book
  • Accompanied by a website containing MATLAB M-files for conducting space mission analysis
  • Presents numerous space flight topics absent in competing titles

Space Flight Dynamics is a welcome addition to the field, ideally suited for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students studying aerospace engineering.

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Yes, you can access Space Flight Dynamics by Craig A. Kluever, Peter Belobaba,Jonathan Cooper,Allan Seabridge in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Physical Sciences & Aerodynamics. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Wiley
Year
2018
Print ISBN
9781119157823
eBook ISBN
9781119157847
Edition
2
Subtopic
Aerodynamics

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Series Preface
  5. Preface
  6. About the Companion Website
  7. 1 Historical Overview
  8. 2 Two‐Body Orbital Mechanics
  9. 3 Orbit Determination
  10. 4 Time of Flight
  11. 5 Non‐Keplerian Motion
  12. 6 Rocket Performance
  13. 7 Impulsive Orbital Maneuvers
  14. 8 Relative Motion and Orbital Rendezvous
  15. 9 Low‐Thrust Transfers
  16. 10 Interplanetary Trajectories
  17. 11 Atmospheric Entry
  18. 12 Attitude Dynamics
  19. 13 Attitude Control
  20. Appendix A: Physical Constants
  21. Appendix B: Review of Vectors
  22. Appendix C: Review of Particle Kinematics
  23. Index
  24. End User License Agreement