Lectures related to True Anomaly in Elliptical Orbits

Crew-7 Return and Space Mission Design Overview

Discusses Crew-7's return from the ISS and key principles of space mission design.

Explains classical orbital parameters, spacecraft's state vector, and Gregorian vs. Julian days.

Explores Kepler's laws, orbital mechanics, energy of motion, flight path angles, orbital maneuvers, Hohmann transfers, geostationary orbits, and Lagrange points.

Kepler Laws and Anomalies

Covers the determination of satellite vehicle coordinates with respect to Earth using almanac and ephemerides.

Elliptical Orbits: Examples and Formulas

Covers examples and formulas related to elliptical orbits and how to determine parameters of an elliptical orbit using known points.

Interplanetary Trajectories: Orbital Characteristics

Covers interplanetary trajectories, sphere of influence, and orbital characteristics of planets.

Earth Centered Inertial (ECI) Frame

Covers the Earth Centered Inertial (ECI) frame and its relationship with orbital planes, seasons, and rotational directions.

Space Mission Design: Starship Test and Rendezvous Techniques

Discusses SpaceX's Starship test flight and the principles of rendezvous in space missions.

Space Cooperation with Russia: Exomars and Soyuz

Explores the impact of war on space cooperation with Russia, focusing on Exomars and Soyuz launches.

Space Mission Design and Operations

Covers space mission design, spacecraft energy, orbits, and maneuvers, including gravity effects, tethers, and interplanetary trajectories.

Hohmann Transfer: Small AV

Discusses the Hohmann transfer for small AV and orbital parameters at different altitudes.

Earth-Centered-Earth-Fixed (ECEF) Frame

Explores the ECEF frame for satellite positions, orbital planes, and orbit parameters.

Kepler Laws: Introduction to Astrophysics

Covers the Kepler Laws, orbital motion, reduced mass, and orbital periods.

Planetary Motion: Torque and Angular Impulse

Explores angular momentum, torque, conservation of momentum, and planetary motion based on Newton's laws and Kepler's laws.

Catch up rate between orbits

Explains catch up rates between circular and elliptical orbits, including key calculation differences.

Coordinate Systems: Polar, Cylindrical, Spherical

Covers position, velocity, and acceleration in polar, cylindrical, and spherical coordinate systems.

Orbital Plane Change

Explains changing the orbital plane using delta V vectorial and the efficiency of performing changes at the equator.

Eccentric Anomaly: Circular Non-Uniform

Explains the relationship between eccentric anomaly and mean anomaly in orbits.

Orbital Motion: Circular and Elliptical

Covers circular and elliptical orbits, orbital period, velocity, energy, and angular momentum.

Stellar Orbits in Axisymmetric Potentials

Explores the dynamics of stellar orbits in axisymmetric potentials, focusing on nearly circular orbits and different types of motion.