Astronautics - SPC 405
Term Project
For the class project, I would like you to work in pairs to build an orbit propagator in Matlab, C++
or other low level language. You are expected to design a Graphical User Interface, through
which we can input orbit parameters, and visualize the orbit.
Inputs:
- State Vector (r,v)
- Orbital Elements (a,e,i,𝛺,𝜔, 𝜈)
- TLE (Bonus)
Propagation
- Kepler’s Equation (Newton-Raphson)
- Numerical Integrator
Visualization
- Earth (spherical Map/rotating Earth)
- Coordinate Frame (axes and fundamental plane)
- Satellite Orbit
- Satellite Motion
- Earth Ground Track (Bonus)
Design
- Matlab
- C++ or other low level programing languages (bonus)