The syllabus of “Spaceflight mechanics” course is presented in the paper. The course consists of four Parts. The spacecraft motion in the central Nevton’s gravitational field is considered in Part I. The perturbed spacecraft motion –near a planet and in the n-body system–is given in the Part II. A problem of spacecraft control and navigation for the motion with high thrust is examined in Part III. The low thrust motion is discussed in Part IV. The paper may be used as an additional training and methodical material in the scope of “Spacecraft Mechanics” course for students of Universities trained in Spaceflight Dynamics, Control and Navigation, Theoretical Mechanics, Applied Mathematics.
Keywords:
spaceflight mechanics, space navigation, space control, motion of center of mass, attitude motion, two-body problem, perturbed motion, n-body problem, optimal trajectories, gravitational maneuvers, space correction, high thrust, low thrust.
