Small Spacecraft Engineering

Host University

George Mason University

Semester

Spring 2023

Credits

3

Discipline

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Instructor

Piotr Pachowicz

Times and Days

7:20pm-10pm

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Course Information

Comprehensive study of small spacecraft design, operations, bus, communications, computing hardware, software, sensors, power, attitude control, testing, and other topics needed for successful engineering of a spacecraft and its ground station. Review of ultra-small CubeSats, their hardware, software, and missions. Offered by Electrical & Comp. Engineering. May not be repeated for credit.