Space Control Tactics and Operations Certificate - Curriculum 266

Program Officer

LCDR Brannon Chapman

Spanagel Hall, Room 401A

[phone], DSN 756-2678

[e-mail]

Academic Associate

Steve Tackett, Lecturer

Code SP/Ta, Spanagel Hall, Room 230

[phone], DSN 756-2944

[e-mail]

Brief Overview 

The Space Control Tactics and Operations Certificate comprise four courses (SS3500, SS3600, SS4856, and AE4860). Upon successful completion of the course work, students will be awarded a certificate of completion consistent with standard practices of the Naval Postgraduate School. The Space Control Tactics and Operations Certificate provides students with an education in rendezvous and proximity operations and space control.

This certificate provides a technical basis in orbital mechanics and space systems modeling and simulation, as well as the implications of operating space systems in a contested environment.

Requirements for Entry

Baccalaureate degree with completion of basic algebra, geometry, trigonometry and logarithms, and college level physics, and a TS/SCI clearance.

Convenes

Fall

Program Length

4 Quarters

 

Graduate Certificate Requirements

Requirements for the certificate in Space Systems are met by successful completion of all four courses. Certificate credit is obtained by maintenance of a 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.

Required Courses - Curriculum 266

Course Number	Title	Credits	Lecture Hours	Lab Hours
SS3500	Orbital Mechanics and Launch Systems		4	2
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SS3400	Orbital Mechanics, Launch and Space Operations		4	2
SS3600	Space Systems Modeling and Simulation		2	3
SS4856	Rendezvous and Proximity Operations		3	0
AE4860	Space Control		2	2