This video explains the Spacecraft class line by line as it is implemented in the Astrodynamics with Python GitHub repository. Its a long video, so if you would like to skip to specific portions of it, the video is timestamped.
Link to GitHub repository: https://github.com/alfonsogonzalez/AWP
OUTLINE:
0:00 | Introduction to the Astrodynamics with Python GitHub Repository
1:11 | Cloning the GitHub repository
2:00 | Installing dependencies / requirements with pip
2:45 | Running Spacecraft class example cases
4:00 | PYTHONPATH / from sys import path / .bashrc
8:25 | Spacecraft _init_ function (constructor function)
15:59 | Propagation stop conditions
18:57 | Orbital perturbations
21:20 | Loading SPICE kernels / timekeeping
25:35 | Ordinary Differential Equation (ODE) solvers
31:30 | COEs and latitude / longitude calculations
33:55 | Ordinary differential equation (ODE) explained
36:17 | Propagating orbits
39:40 | Post-processing / plotting
43:40 | Outro - if you've made it this far, thank you for watching!
Links to the Space Engineering Podcast (YouTube, Spotify, Google Podcasts, SimpleCast):
• Space Engineering Podcast Full Episodes
https://open.spotify.com/show/01Gcgly...
https://space-engineering-podcast.sim...
https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0...
Link to Orbital Mechanics with Python video series:
• Orbital Mechanics with Python
Link to Spacecraft Attitude Control with Python video series:
• Spacecraft Attitude Control with Python
Link a Mecánica Orbital con Python (videos en Español):
• Mecánica Orbital con Python
Link to Numerical Methods with Python video series:
• Numerical Methods with Python
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