Overview

Included in degrees & certificates

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Learning Outcomes

• Orbital Mechanics
• Understand the space environment in orbit.
• Understand characteristics of typical orbits used by the Defense and Commercial industry, how each orbit is unique and what each is typically used for.
• Be able to calculate basic maneuvers/changes in orbit.
• Understand basic concepts of getting into orbit.
• Satellite Systems, Subsystems & Communications
• Understand concepts related to engineering satellite/spacecraft systems and subsystems (Power, fuel, disposal, debris, communications, orientation, etc.)
• Be able to calculate parameters needed to establish communications links between ground and space.
• Understand Defense and Commercial uses of space.
• Understand military uses of space both domestically and internationally.
• Domestic and International commercial use of space.
• Space Policy
• Understand Defense organizations that administer, acquire, and run space systems and the “big players” making decisions related to US Space policy.
• Understand documents describing US space policy to inform decision-making in student's future space-related billets.