Fundamentals of Astrodynamics and Applications
by David A. Vallado
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Author: David A. ValladoCollaborator: Wayne D. McClain
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Published)
Published: 2007-04-20
ISBN: 1881883140
Number of pages: 1055
Publisher: Microcosm Press/Springer
Book Reviews of Fundamentals of Astrodynamics and Applications
Book Review: Excellent coverage!
Summary: 5 Stars
I would not recommend it for the beginner and would recommend Fundamentals of Astrodynamics by Bate, Muller, and White (often call it "BMW") instead. However, this is an excellent book for practical numerical analysis of orbits and trajectories.
It includes detailed coverage of reference frames, numerical prorogation methods, perturbing forces including spherical-harmonic representations of gravity models, dynamical time, line-of-sight and line-of-light analysis, and other important topics and was extremely helpful when I was designing "frozen" orbits around the moon.
The only thing that I felt that this book lacked was a detailed explanation of the JPL ephemeris, ballistic capture trajectories, and trajectory optimization. Nevertheless, this book "feels" like a classic the ("Valldo" book) is a must-have in any GN&C reference collection.
Summary of Fundamentals of Astrodynamics and Applications
This Microcosm Press "2007 Author of the Year" award winner has graced us once again with the standard astrodynamics reference for those in the business of spaceflight. What sets this book apart is that nearly all of the theoretical mathematics is followed by discussions of practical applications implemented in tested software routines available to readers at no cost. For example, the book includes a compendium of algorithms that allow students and professionals to determine orbits with high precision. Without a doubt, when an astrodynamics problem arises, it will continue to be standard practice for engineers to keep this volume close at hand and "look it up in Vallado". While the first and second editions were exceptionall useful and popular throughout the community, there are a number of reasons why the third edition will be even more so.General & Reference Books
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