Peculiarities of space environment ᎓ Radiation, plasma, micrometeoroids ᎓ Effects on spacecraft materials and astronauts ᎓ Atmospheric drag and satellite lifetime ᎓ Manned space missions ᎓ Gaganyaan Human Spaceflight ᎓ Crew Module & Service Module ᎓ Reusable Launch Vehicle developments.
Reference frames ᎓ Coordinate systems ᎓ Celestial sphere ᎓ Kepler᎙s laws with proofs ᎓ Newton᎙s gravitation ᎓ Two-body problem ᎓ Orbital elements ᎓ Many-body problem ᎓ Circular Restricted Three-Body Problem ᎓ Lagrange points ᎓ Stability of liberation points.
Orbit injection ᎓ Corrections for injection errors ᎓ Hohmann & multi-burn transfers ᎓ Drag and oblateness perturbations ᎓ Cowell & Encke methods ᎓ Variation of parameters method.
2D & 3D interplanetary trajectories ᎓ Gravity assist ᎓ Sphere of influence ᎓ Lambert᎙s theorem ᎓ Low-thrust electric propulsion trajectories.
Ballistic trajectories ᎓ Boost, ballistic & re-entry phases ᎓ Gravity turn ᎓ Heating, deceleration, plasma blackout ᎓Indian BMD system.
Reference Book:
1. Roger R. Bate, Donald D. Mueller & Jerry E. White, Fundamentals of Astrodynamics, Dover Publications, 1972.
2. Vladimir A. Chobotov (Ed.), Orbital Mechanics, AIAA Education Series, 3rd Edition, 2002.
3. Gerald R. Hintz, Orbital Mechanics and Astrodynamics: Techniques and Tools for Space Missions, Springer, 2022.
4. Tom Logsdon, Orbital Mechanics: Theory and Applications, Wiley-Interscience, 1997.
5. David A. Vallado, Fundamentals of Astrodynamics and Applications, Microcosm Press, 4th Edition, 2013.
6. Piers Bizony, The Space Environment: Implications for Spacecraft Design, Springer-Praxis, 2016.
Text Book:
1. Howard D. Curtis, Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students, Elsevier, 3rd Edition, 2012.
2. William E. Wiesel, Spaceflight Dynamics, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 3rd Edition, 2010.