THE FIRST PART (first week) deals with missions, the space environment, the main types of payloads and their techniques.

Module 1, after a brief overview of the principal space missions, describes what goes into a space system, including launchers, development stages of a spacecraft and finally cost and manufacturing aspects.

Module 2 describes the fundamental laws of spacecraft dynamics governing the motion of vehicles on different types of orbit and also orbit determination techniques.

Module 3 describes the stresses of the space environment and the effects of radiation, atomic oxygen, meteorites, debris and electrostatic discharges.

Module 5 and 6, after a brief review of electromagnetic waves, describe missions and payloads for radio and optical telecommunications and for radiolocation and navigation.

Module 7 introduces observation and scientific missions and payloads, then goes on to describe measurement physics and the characteristics of optical and infrared instruments and also radio instruments.

Module 8 describes the radio techniques used for transmitting information, antennas, reception, filtering, frequency generation, digital transmission, power transmission and telemetry/telecommand (TT&C).

Module 9 describes optical techniques and technology used for sensors and sensor electronics.

THE SECOND PART (second week) deals with the techniques and technology used on satellite busses and methods for developing spacecraft.

Module 10 introduces mechanical and thermal architecture with structural design rules, engineering analyses, materials, thermal control and mechanisms.

Module 11 deals with chemical and electrical propulsion technology and describes the characteristics of propulsion subsystems.

Module 12 discusses attitude stabilisation and control. It defines the various kinds of stabilisation techniques and technology used and gives several examples.

Module 13 is devoted to onboard power supply and describes the various possible power sources, technology for storing energy, electrical distribution architecture and electromagnetic compatibility.

Module 14 deals with computer architecture and onboard management, it describes onboard management functions, telemetry and telecommand, computer architecture, flight software and onboard data storage.

Module 15 deals with the problems involved in designing and testing a rover for planetary exploration and goes into the autonomous navigation techniques used for such rovers.

Module 4 concludes by describing product assurance and the development of orbital systems. It describes development and verification phasing and planning f satellites and the corresponding normalised references, the R.A.M.S. approach and quality assurance techniques implemented to ensure the quality of the various basic elements. It dwells on electronic components and technology and the effect of radiation on equipment.

 

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