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AERO9760: Spacecraft and Satellite Design
This course aims to introduce the students to the engineering aspects of spacecraft and mission design, covering the space environment and spacecraft sub-systems, including thermal control, power systems, attitude decision and control system, tracking, telemetry and telecommand, and on-board data handling.
| Code | AERO9760 |
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| Academic unit | Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Space Mission Analysis & Design
- LO2. System Engineering Aspects of Designing Spacecraft
- LO3. Spacecraft Bus Subsystems & Design;
- LO4. Applications of Small, Low-Cost Satellites
- LO5. Space Environment & its Effects;
- LO6. Ability to evaluate contribution to a project of both one-self and peers.
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