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ASTRODYNAMICS

ASTRON/EMA 550
Course Description

Coordinate system transformations, central force motion, two body problem, three and n-body problem, theory of orbital perturbations, artificial satellites, elementary transfer orbits, and elementary rocket dynamics.

Prerequisites

(EMA 202 , M E 240, or PHYSICS 311 , or concurrent enrollment), or member of Engineering Guest Students

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
3.33

1.68% from Historical

Completion Rate
96.3%

-1.29% from Historical

A Rate
25.93%

-33.68% from Historical

Class Size
27

-19.9% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2026 Summr)

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