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Low Earth Orbit Satellite Design
In recent decades, the number of satellites being built and launched into Earth’s orbit has grown immensely, alongside the field of space engineering itself. This book offers an in-depth guide to engineers and professionals seeking to understand the technologies behind Low Earth Orbit satellites.
With access to special spreadsheets that provide the key equations and relationships needed for mastering spacecraft design, this book gives the growing crop of space engineers and professionals the tools and resources they need to prepare their own LEO satellite designs, which is especially useful for designers of small satellites such as those launched by universities. Each chapter breaks down the various mathematics and principles underlying current spacecraft software and hardware designs.
With access to special spreadsheets that provide the key equations and relationships needed for mastering spacecraft design, this book gives the growing crop of space engineers and professionals the tools and resources they need to prepare their own LEO satellite designs, which is especially useful for designers of small satellites such as those launched by universities. Each chapter breaks down the various mathematics and principles underlying current spacecraft software and hardware designs.
488 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 6, 2018
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January 17, 2025
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Amazing and detailed book written for graduate level students interested in going into designing LEO Satellites. The expansive knowledge this book covers is amazing. Below I have some of the key notes I wrote down for myself to refer to in future engineering projects. Overall, I wish there were more books made at this level of quality to explain all sorts of technology. I also wish other books like this one weren't so gosh darn expensive.
Handful of Notes:
Chapter 1: Introduction to the flight paths of typical satellites focusing on LEO.
* Chapter 2: Different missions satellites take: such as photo imaging
* This chapter hints at the challenges such as thermodynamic issues with the different materials thermal coefficients which lead to the materials all having different max temperatures prior to melting and having to design for that.
* Can decide how many axis stabilization and reaction wheels the satellite will have.
* Extensive coverage on taking a good photo, like exposure, data storage and processing, and focus on target through pitch and yaw or roll and pitch methods.
* Chapter 9: Covers the structural analysis which allowed me to learn that in FEM softwares you are able to add concentration loads to mimic the electrical components present within the payload. This is something I will reference for my senior design project.
* Chapter 11: Covers propulsion and how its used throughout satellite missions and I found this to be one of the most fascinating chapters.
Amazing and detailed book written for graduate level students interested in going into designing LEO Satellites. The expansive knowledge this book covers is amazing. Below I have some of the key notes I wrote down for myself to refer to in future engineering projects. Overall, I wish there were more books made at this level of quality to explain all sorts of technology. I also wish other books like this one weren't so gosh darn expensive.
Handful of Notes:
Chapter 1: Introduction to the flight paths of typical satellites focusing on LEO.
* Chapter 2: Different missions satellites take: such as photo imaging
* This chapter hints at the challenges such as thermodynamic issues with the different materials thermal coefficients which lead to the materials all having different max temperatures prior to melting and having to design for that.
* Can decide how many axis stabilization and reaction wheels the satellite will have.
* Extensive coverage on taking a good photo, like exposure, data storage and processing, and focus on target through pitch and yaw or roll and pitch methods.
* Chapter 9: Covers the structural analysis which allowed me to learn that in FEM softwares you are able to add concentration loads to mimic the electrical components present within the payload. This is something I will reference for my senior design project.
* Chapter 11: Covers propulsion and how its used throughout satellite missions and I found this to be one of the most fascinating chapters.
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