Satellite Design and Technology

Catalog description

This course teaches the entire process of small satellite design, fabrication, integration and testing. The course covers the following topics; history of satellite design, satellite mission design; environment and hazards of space flight; orbits and astrodynamics (including spacecraft orbital elements and satellite tracking software); thermal control, materials and structures, power (including solar panels), propulsion, overview of payloads (communications and observation) data acquisition systems; ground station operation; NASA small satellite testing specifications and thermal, vacuum and vibration testing.