Course Name: Space Flight Mechanics

Course abstract

This course is designed to introduce orbital mechanics of satellite. The course will begin with central force motion and then proceed to the two- body and three-body dynamics under mutual gravitation acceleration. It will also introduce the concept of Lagrange Points and their stability. Moreover, the concept of general orbit perturbation will also be discussed. Earth as a non-spherical body and its effect on gravity will be elaborated. Preliminary orbit determination of the satellite will be discussed. Finally, orbit transfer will be elaborated.


Course Instructor

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Prof. Manoranjan Sinha

Currently, Prof. Manoranjan Sinha is a professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering, IIT Kharagpur and involved in research on satellite and aircraft dynamics and control and solved some intricate problem. IHe had worked on orbital mechanics and orbit determination of satellite extensively and taught the course space flight mechanics at IIT Kharagpur for more than 15 years.
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 Course Duration : Sep-Dec 2020
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 Enrollment : 20-May-2020 to 21-Sep-2020
 Exam registration : 14-Sep-2020 to 02-Nov-2020
 Exam Date : 19-Dec-2020

Enrolled

2351

Registered

55

Certificate Eligible

37

Certified Category Count

Gold

0

Silver

5

Elite

19

Successfully completed

13

Participation

10

Success

Elite

Silver

Gold




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AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75 AND FINAL SCORE >=40
BASED ON THE FINAL SCORE, Certificate criteria will be as below:
>=90 - Elite + Gold
75-89 -Elite + Silver
>=60 - Elite
40-59 - Successfully Completed

Final Score Calculation Logic

  • Assignment Score = Average of best 8 out of 12 assignments.
  • Final Score(Score on Certificate)= 75% of Exam Score + 25% of Assignment Score
Space Flight Mechanics - Toppers list

NITHYA R 76%

RAJALAKSHMI ENGINEERING COLLEGE

HIMANSHU 76%

J. C. BOSE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, YMCA, FARIDABAD

Enrollment Statistics

Total Enrollment: 2351

Registration Statistics

Total Registration : 55

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The course was awesome, loved it expecting similar nptel courses from aero space department which is really interesting 


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