2021 Faculty Courses School of Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering Graduate major in Mechanical Engineering
Space Systems and Missions
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Mechanical Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Takanori Iwata / Atsushi Noda / Satoru Ozawa / Saburo Matunaga
- Class Format
- Lecture
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 3-6 Fri
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- MEC.M532
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2021
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
The scope of this course is to provide current statuses, future prospects, and enabling technologies of space missions realized by exploiting space systems.
Course description and aims
To learn minimum knowledge required for a process starting from planning space mission, going through design and development of a space system, and completing with its operations.
Student learning outcomes
実務経験と講義内容との関連 (又は実践的教育内容)
In this lecture, practical knowledge on space engineering is provided by lecturers who have experiences about research and development of versatile space satellites in JAXA.
Keywords
Space Mission, Space System, Space Development, Space Utilization
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
To learn mission concepts and necessary technologies for realizing practically feasible and valuable space missions using spacecraft and so on.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction |
Concept and Technology of Space Mission |
| Class 2 | Research and Development |
Concept and Technology of Space Mission |
| Class 3 | Spacecraft Operation, Development, and Design 1 |
Concept and Technology of Space Mission |
| Class 4 | Spacecraft Operation, Development, and Design 2 |
Concept and Technology of Space Mission |
| Class 5 | Earth Observation 1 |
Concept and Technology of Space Mission |
| Class 6 | Earth Observation 2 |
Concept and Technology of Space Mission |
| Class 7 | Space Exploration |
Concept and Technology of Space Mission |
| Class 8 | Communication & Broadcasting 1 |
Concept and Technology of Space Mission |
| Class 9 | Communication & Broadcasting 2 |
Concept and Technology of Space Mission |
| Class 10 | Space Science |
Concept and Technology of Space Mission |
| Class 11 | Positioning, Navigation and Timing |
Concept and Technology of Space Mission |
| Class 12 | Small Satellites |
Concept and Technology of Space Mission |
| Class 13 | Manned Space Flight |
Concept and Technology of Space Mission |
| Class 14 | Space Business |
Concept and Technology of Space Mission |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to course materials and other references.
Textbook(s)
No textbook is assigned.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Necessary materials will be distributed during the lecture.
Evaluation methods and criteria
reports
Related courses
- MEC.M332 ： Space Systems Design Project
- MEC.M431 ： Space Systems Design
- MEC.M433 ： Space Systems Analysis A
- MEC.M231 ： Introduction to Space Engineering
- MEC.M331 ： Space Systems Engineering
- MEC.M333 ： Advanced Space Engineering
Prerequisites
Understanding fundamentals of "Advanced Space Engineering (Undergraduate course "MEC.M333: Advanced Space Engineering") is desired, but not mandatory.