Practical Astrodynamics

• Main Author: de Iaco Veris, Alessandro (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Springer Aerospace Technology,
• Subjects: Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Mechanics.; Space sciences.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.; Classical Mechanics.; Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics).

This modern textbook guides the reader through the theory and practice of the motion and attitude control of space vehicles. It first presents the fundamental principles of spaceflight mechanics and then addresses more complex concepts and applications of perturbation theory, orbit determination and...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Chapter 1: The two-body problem
• Chapter 2: Orbit determination from observations
• Chapter 3: The central gravitational force and its perturbations
• Chapter 4: Impulsive orbital manoeuvres
• Chapter 5: Interplanetary trajectories
• Chapter 6: Numerical integration of the equations of motion
• Chapter 7: Dynamics of rigid bodies
• Chapter 8: Instruments for aerospace navigation
• Chapter 9: Attitude stabilisation and control of Earth satellites
• Chapter 10: Dynamics of spinning rockets
• Chapter 11: Performance and optimisation of rockets.