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| List of Authors and Editors | |
| Foreword | |
| Preface | |
| The Space Mission Analysis and Design Process | p. 1 |
| The Space Mission Life Cycle | |
| Definition of Mission Objectives | |
| Preliminary Estimate of Mission Needs, Requirements, and Constraints | |
| Mission Characterization | p. 19 |
| Identifying Alternative Mission Concepts | |
| Identifying Alternative Mission Architectures | |
| Identifying System Drivers | |
| Characterizing the Mission Architecture | |
| Mission Evaluation | p. 47 |
| Identification of Driving Requirements | |
| Mission Analysis | |
| Mission Utility | |
| Mission Concept Selection | |
| Requirements Definition | p. 69 |
| Role of Requirements in System Development | |
| Requirements Analysis and Performance Budgeting | |
| Requirements Specification | |
| Summary: The Steps to a Requirements Baseline | |
| Space Mission Geometry | p. 93 |
| Introduction to Geometry on the Celestial Sphere | |
| Earth Geometry Viewed from Space | |
| Apparent Motion of Satellites for an Observer on the Earth | |
| Development of Mapping and Pointing Budgets | |
| Introduction to Astrodynamics | p. 129 |
| Keplerian Orbits | |
| Orbit Perturbations | |
| Orbit Maneuvering | |
| Launch Windows | |
| Orbit Maintenance | |
| Orbit and Constellation Design | p. 157 |
| The Orbit Design Process | |
| Earth Coverage | |
| The Delta-V Budget | |
| Selecting Orbits for Earth-Referenced Spacecraft | |
| Selecting Transfer, Parking, and Space-Referenced Orbits | |
| Constellation Design | |
| The Space Environment and Survivability | p. 197 |
| The Space Environment | |
| Hardness and Survivability Requirements | |
| Defining and Sizing Space Payloads | p. 229 |
| Types of Payloads | |
| Overview of Payload Design and Sizing | |
| Subject Trades | |
| Overview of Observation Payloads | |
| Designing Visual and IR Payloads | |
| Payload Sizing | |
| The FireSat Payload | |
| Spacecraft Design and Sizing | p. 285 |
| Requirements, Constraints, and the Design Process | |
| Spacecraft Configuration | |
| Design Budgets | |
| Designing the Spacecraft Bus | |
| Integrating the Spacecraft Design | |
| Spacecraft Subsystems | p. 339 |
| Attitude Determination and Control | |
| Communications | |
| Command and Data Handling | |
| Power | |
| Thermal | |
| Structures and Mechanisms | |
| Guidance and Navigation | |
| Spacecraft Manufacture and Test | p. 489 |
| Engineering Data | |
| Manufacture of High-Reliability Hardware | |
| Inspection and Quality Assurance | |
| The Qualification Program | |
| Spacecraft Qualification Test Flow | |
| Launch Site Operations | |
| Communications Architecture | p. 503 |
| Communications Architecture | |
| Data Rates | |
| Link Design | |
| Sizing the Payload | |
| Special Topics | |
| Mission Operations | p. 553 |
| Overview of Mission Operations | |
| Spacecraft Operations | |
| Personnel Training | |
| Mission Planning | |
| Engineering Support | |
| Ground System Design and Sizing | p. 579 |
| The Ground System Design Process | |
| A Ground System's Basic Elements | |
| The Typical Ground System | |
| Alternatives To Building a Dedicated System | |
| Key Design Considerations | |
| Spacecraft Computer Systems | p. 603 |
| Allocating Requirements | |
| Computer Resource Estimation | |
| Development, Test, and Integration | |
| Space Propulsion Systems | p. 637 |
| Propulsion Subsystem Selection and Sizing | |
| Basics of Rocket Propulsion | |
| Types of Rockets | |
| Component Selection and Sizing | |
| Staging | |
| Launch Systems | p. 665 |
| Basic Launch Vehicle Considerations | |
| Launch System Selection Process | |
| Determining the Spacecraft Design Envelope and Environments | |
| Space Logistics and Reliability | p. 693 |
| Space Logistics | |
| Reliability During Space Mission Concept Exploration | |
| Cost Modeling | p. 715 |
| Introduction to Cost Analysis | |
| The Parametric Cost Estimation Process | |
| Cost Estimating Relationships | |
| Other Topics | |
| FireSat Example | |
| Limits on Mission Design | p. 741 |
| Law and Policy Considerations | |
| Orbital Debris - A Man-made Hazard | |
| Design of Low-Cost Spacecraft | p. 767 |
| Designing Low-Cost Space Systems | |
| Small Space Systems Capabilities and Applications | |
| Applying Miniature Satellite Technology to FireSat | |
| Scaling from Large to Small Systems | |
| Economics of Low-Cost Space Systems | |
| Annotated Bibliography on Low-Cost Space Systems | |
| Epilogue. Applying Space Mission Analysis and Design | p. 797 |
| Applying SMAD to Later Mission Phases | |
| Lessons Learned from Existing Space Programs | |
| Future Trends | |
| Appendix A. Mass Distribution for Selected Satellites | p. 805 |
| Appendix B. Astronautical and Astrophysical Data | p. 807 |
| Appendix C. Standard Notation | p. 812 |
| Appendix D. Spherical Geometry Formulas | p. 814 |
| Appendix E. Units and Conversion Factors | p. 818 |
| Index | p. 827 |
| Spaceflight Formulas | |
| Fundamental Physical Constants | |
| Spaceflight Constants | |
| Index to Process Tables | |
| Earth Satellite Parameters | |
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Space Mission Analysis and Design
by Larson, Wiley J.; Wertz, James R.Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1992-11-01
Publisher(s): Microcosm
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