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TEXT BOOKS
1. Hill, P.G. & Peterson, C.R. ―Mechanics & Thermodynamics of Propulsion‖ Pearson education
(2009).

REFERENCES
1. Cohen, H. Rogers, G.F.C. and Saravanamuttoo, H.I.H. ―Gas Turbine Theory‖, Pearson
Education Canada; 6th edition, 2008.
2. Oates, G.C., ―Aero thermodynamics of Aircraft Engine Components‖, AIAA Education Series,
New York, 1985.
3. ―Rolls Royce Jet Engine‖, Rolls Royce; 4th revised edition, 986.
4. Mathur, M.L. and Sharma, R.P., ―Gas Turbine, Jet and Rocket Propulsion‖, Standard Publishers
& Distributors, Delhi, 2nd edition,2014.

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OAE1703 INTRODUCTION TO SPACE FLIGHT
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UNIT I HISTORY OF INTERNATIONAL SPACE FLIGHT 8

Manned space flight – Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, Apollo-Soyuz, Space shuttle, Soviet manned
spaceflights and International manned space flight. Unmanned space flight – Earth observation, space
environment, planetary exploration, space exploration, commercial satellites, military satellites.

UNIT II INDIAN SPACE PROGRAMME 8

ISRO - Organisation structure, Test facilities, Launch facilities, tracking and control facilities, Launch
vehicles – SLV, ASLV, PSLV, GSLV, GSLV III and future launch vehicles. Satellite programmes,
human space flight programme. Chandrayaan, Mangalyaan.

UNIT III SKY COORDINATES AND MOTIONS 8

Sky coordinates and motions - Earth Rotation - Sky coordinates - seasons - phases of the Moon - the
Moon's orbit and eclipses - timekeeping (side real vs synodic period)

UNIT IV ORBITAL PRINCIPLES 12

Kepler‘s laws, Newton's laws - angular momentum, total energy, orbital velocities, orbital properties –
field of view, ground track, maximum time in view, number of revolutions per day, and revisit time.
Useful orbits – low earth orbits, polar orbits, geostationary orbits, sun-synchronous orbit. Orbit
establishment, orbital maneuvers – simple impulse maneuver, Hoffmann transfer, simple plane changes.

UNIT V SATELLITE DESIGN 9
Mission, payload, launch vehicle and site selection, subsystems for attitude reference & control, power,

thermal, orbital maintenance, data handling, TT&C, onboard computer, structure. Ground support
systems. TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

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