Events Calendar

Seminar in Astronautical Engineering

Speaker: Dr. Gerald R. Hintz, Retired Senior Engineer/Technical Manager, JPL; Technical Staff, Aerospace Corporation

Talk Title: I. Spacecraft Rendezvous; II. Frozen Orbits and Sun Synchronous Orbits with Mission Applications

Abstract: Topic I: Spacecraft Rendezvous
Terminal rendezvous consists of nulling the position and velocity offset vectors of the chase vehicle relative to the target vehicle. An example is the rendezvous of a Space Shuttle with the International Space Station.

Topic II: Frozen Orbits and Sun Synchronous Orbits with Mission Applications
Frozen orbits fix a set of orbit parameters to meet mission requirements such as repeated overflight of points on the earth at the same altitude. Sun synchronous orbits fix the spacecraft’s orientation with respect to the sun. Mission applications include the current A-Train in Low (705-km altitude) Earth Orbit.



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Host: Department of Astronautical Engineering

Location: Olin Hall of Engineering (OHE) - 132

Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

Contact: Marrietta Penoliar