Courses and teaching

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The courses of the Chair of Space Technology can be grouped into four thematic areas:

1. Bachelor courses

• Fundamentals of Space Technology
• Satellite Technology
• Space Mission Planning and Operation I

2. Engineering of Space Systems

• Space Propulsion Systems
• Space Electronics 
• Space Sensors
• Planetary Exploration

3. Design of Space Systems

• Space Systems Project
• Satellite Design
• Space System Design
• Space Technology Project

4. Operation of Space Systems

• Space Mission Planning and Operation
• Space Flight Mechanics
• Manned Space Flight
• Position Control of Spacecraft

The multidisciplinary Space Technology course includes the history of space, orbital mechanics, space propulsion, space transport systems, atmosphere entry, space station engineering and base stations on the Moon and Mars.
In Satellite Technology, the basics, function, and engineering of satellite subsystems are discussed.

The remote-sensing problem, basic sizes of remote sensing, electromagnetic waves, and signal theory as well as systems and components of measuring instruments for use in space are at the heart of Space Sensor Technology.

In Space System Design, the fundamentals for the design of space systems such as systems engineering, technical reliability, fault tolerance in systems, and coding theory are discussed. Satellite Design involves the practical design of a satellite or a space probe.

The Space Management and Operation course provides an overview of international space programmes, the space planning process, and the planning and execution of the operation of space systems as well as practical training in satellite operations.

In Space Flight Mechanics, the fundamental physics of space flight are taught and practised.