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Principles of Space Flight
FSI-OZ0Acad. year: 2015/2016
The beginnings of principles of astronautics. Basic principles of celestial mechanics. Kepler's laws. Manoeuvres at a Keplerian orbit. Methods used to study motions of vehicles in Space. Interplanetary trajectories. Rockets. Reusable space transportation system (Space-shuttle).
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Basic literature
Curtis, H.D. Orbital mechanics for engineering students, Oxford: Elsevier, 2007, 673 str. ISBN 978-0-7506-6169-0. (EN)
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Curtis, H.D. Orbital mechanics for engineering students, Oxford: Elsevier, 2007, 673 str. ISBN 978-0-7506-6169-0. (EN)
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2. Basic problems of space flight.
3. Definition and classification space vehicles.
4. Coordinate systems in mechanics of space flight.
5. Kepler´s laws.
6. Characteristic cosmic speeds.
7. Orbit satellites. Orbit manoeuvres.
8. Re-entry problems.
9. Interplanetary space flight.
10. Rockets engines. Launch rockets.
11. Tsiolkovsky equations.
12. Structure of launch rockets.
13. Multi-reusable space transportation system.