From the Book - Regular Print - Second edition.
1.2 Systems Engineering Process 2 --
1.3 Requirements and Tradeoffs 6 --
Chapter 2 Mission Design 17 --
2.2 Low Earth Orbit 17 --
2.3 Medium-Altitude Earth Orbit 25 --
2.4 Geosynchronous Earth Orbit 25 --
2.5 Lunar and Deep Space Missions 30 --
2.6 Advanced Mission Concepts 38 --
Chapter 3 Spacecraft Environment 49 --
3.2 Earth Environment 50 --
3.3 Launch Environment 54 --
3.4 Atmospheric Environment 58 --
3.5 Space and Upper Atmosphere Environment 69 --
Chapter 4 Astrodynamics 103 --
4.2 Fundamentals of Orbital Mechanics 104 --
4.3 Non-Keplerian Motion 137 --
4.4 Basic Orbital Maneuvers 155 --
4.5 Interplanetary Transfer 167 --
4.6 Perturbation Methods 179 --
4.7 Orbital Rendezvous 180 --
Chapter 5 Propulsion 193 --
5.1 Rocket Propulsion Fundamentals 194 --
5.2 Ascent Flight Mechanics 214 --
5.3 Launch Vehicle Selection 229 --
Chapter 6 Atmospheric Entry 273 --
6.2 Fundamentals of Entry Flight Mechanics 274 --
6.3 Fundamentals of Entry Heating 298 --
6.4 Entry Vehicle Designs 315 --
6.5 Aeroassisted Orbit Transfer 317 --
Chapter 7 Attitude Determination and Control 325 --
7.2 Basic Concepts and Terminology 326 --
7.3 Review of Rotational Dynamics 336 --
7.4 Rigid Body Dynamics 340 --
7.5 Space Vehicle Disturbance Torques 343 --
7.6 Passive Attitude Control 349 --
7.7 Active Control 353 --
7.8 Attitude Determination 363 --
7.9 System Design Considerations 373 --
Chapter 8 Configuration and Structural Design 383 --
8.2 Design Drivers 383 --
8.3 Spacecraft Design Concepts 392 --
8.4 Mass Properties 412 --
8.5 Structural Loads 417 --
8.6 Large Structures 427 --
Chapter 9 Thermal Control 435 --
9.2 Spacecraft Thermal Environment 436 --
9.3 Thermal Control Methods 437 --
9.4 Heat Transfer Mechanisms 440 --
9.5 Spacecraft Thermal Modeling and Analysis 458 --
Chapter 10 Power Systems 469 --
10.2 Power System Functions 470 --
10.3 Power System Evolution 471 --
10.4 Power System Design Drivers 472 --
10.5 Power System Elements 474 --
10.6 Design Practice 475 --
10.8 Primary Power Source 486 --
10.10 Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generators 498 --
10.12 Power Conditioning and Control 502 --
10.13 Future Concepts 505 --
Chapter 11 Telecommunications 511 --
11.2 Command Subsystem 512 --
11.3 Hardware Redundancy 513 --
11.5 Command Subsystem Elements 516 --
11.6 Radio Frequency Elements 530 --
11.7 Spacecraft Tracking 548 --
Chapter 12 Reliability Analysis 567 --
12.2 Review of Probability Theory 568 --
12.3 Random Variables 572 --
12.4 Special Probability Distributions 576 --
12.5 System Reliability 582 --
12.6 Statistical Inference 589 --
12.7 Design Considerations 600 --
Appendix A Random Processes 609.