Spencer D. Interplanetary Astrodynamics 2023

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Interplanetary Astrodynamics presents the orbital mechanics tools and techniques necessary to design, predict, and guide a trajectory of a spacecraft traveling between two or more bodies in a solar system.While most orbital mechanics books focus primarily on Earth-orbiting spacecraft, with a brief discussion of interplanetary missions, this book reverses the focus and emphasizes the interplanetary aspects of space missions. It covers the dynamical theory necessary for describing the motion of bodies in space, examines the N-body problem, and shows applications using this theory for designing interplanetary missions.Written for senior undergraduate and graduate students in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, the book provides advanced details of interplanetary trajectory design, navigation, and targeting
Introduction
Kinematics, Dynamics, and Astrodynamics
N-Body Problem
Coordinate Frames, Time, and Planetary Ephemerides
Trajectory Design
Navigation and Targeting