Spacecraft Operations

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Uhlig, Thomas (Editor), Sellmaier, Florian (Editor), Schmidhuber, Michael (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Vienna : Springer Vienna : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Space sciences.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.

The book describes the basic concepts of spaceflight operations, for both, human and unmanned missions. The basic subsystems of a space vehicle are explained in dedicated chapters, the relationship of spacecraft design and the very unique space environment are laid out. Flight dynamics are taught as...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Overview space segment
• Mission operations
• Ground data system
• Flight dynamics system
• Mission planning system
• Spacecraft subsystems
• Special topics (human spaceflight operations, ATV operations. space robotic mission operations).