Space flight dynamics /

With practical, real-world examples illustrating key concepts throughout, this concise resource provides thorough coverage of space flight topics with self-contained chapters serving a variety of courses in orbital mechanics, spacecraft dynamics, and astronautics. --

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kluever, Craig A. (Craig Allan) (Author)
Corporate Author: Knovel (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley and Sons, Incorporated, 2018.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Aerospace series (Chichester, England)
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Historical overview
  • Two-body orbital mechanics
  • Orbit determination
  • Time of flight
  • Non-Keplerian motion
  • Rocket performance
  • Impulsive orbital maneuvers
  • Relative motion and orbital rendezvous
  • Low-thrust transfers
  • Interplanetary trajectories
  • Atmospheric entry
  • Attitude dynamics
  • Attitude control.