Lectures related to Hohmann Transfer: Small AV

Kepler's Laws and Orbital Mechanics

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

Crew-7 Return and Space Mission Design Overview

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

Space Mission Design: Starship Test and Rendezvous Techniques

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

Hohmann Transfer: Circular Orbits

Covers the Hohmann transfer technique between circular orbits and the necessary velocity changes.

Space Mission Design and Operations

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

Interplanetary Trajectories: Orbital Characteristics

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

Orbital Motion and Kepler's Laws

Covers the two-body problem, Newton's law, gravitational perturbations, and Kepler's laws.

Space Cooperation with Russia: Exomars and Soyuz

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

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.

Orbital Motion: Circular and Elliptical

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

Gravitational Forces: Orbital Mechanics

Explores gravitational forces, orbital mechanics, energy aspects, and satellite orbits.

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Private Space Missions to ISS

Covers private space missions to the ISS, including future plans, nodal regression, Sun-synchronous orbits, and rendezvous strategies.

Space Mission Design: Interplanetary Trajectories and Operations

Discusses space mission design, focusing on interplanetary trajectories, operations, and aerodynamic braking techniques.

Kepler Laws: Introduction to Astrophysics

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

Interplanetary Trajectories: Concepts and Strategies

Explores interplanetary trajectories, including departure strategies, sphere of influence, and orbit insertion around the destination planet.

Orbital Parameters and Calendars

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

Catch up rate between orbits

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

Orbital Plane Change

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

Orbital Decay and Lifetime

Explores orbital decay in Low Earth Orbit, drag equations, ballistic coefficient, and satellite data.