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Space Systems Brochure (1.2 MBytes PDF)
SPACE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING (591)
Completion
of this curriculum qualifies an officer as a Space Systems Engineering
Specialist with a subspecialty code of 5500P. The curriculum Subject Matter
Expert is the Space and Naval Warfare Space Field Activity. The curriculum
sponsor is NAVSEA and the designated Subject Matter Expert is the SPAWAR Space
Field Activity. The 591 curriculum is designed to meet Educational Skill Requirements based on periodic reviews.
Typical Billets in this Subspecialty
LT level
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Project Engineer: SPAWAR
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Communications Engineer: NNSO
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Fleet Information Warfare Center: Little Creek, Va
LCDR
- CDR level
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Assistant Project Management: SPAWAR
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Joint Interoperability Division D6: DISA
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Space Warfare Center: USSPACECOM, Colorado Springs
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NCCOSC RDTE: San Diego
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SPAWAR Space Field Activity
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A baccalaureate degree, or its equivalent, in engineering or the physical sciences is preferred
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An APC of 323, which entails the following:
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Minimum GPA of 2.20
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Completion of Calculus Sequence with Minimum C+ Average
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Completion of Calculus-based Physics Sequence with Minimum C+ Average
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Note: Students lacking this background may matriculate through the one-quarter Engineering Science program (Curriculum 460). A TOP SECRET security clearance is required with SPECIAL INTELLIGENCE (SI) clearance obtainable.
Typical Course of Study for RL & URL Officers
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Restricted Line Officer Matrix |
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|---|---|---|
| Quarter 1 | ||
| MA2121 | (4-0) | Differential Equations |
| AE2820 | (3-2) | Introduction to Spacecraft Structures |
| EC2820 | (3-2) | Digital Logic Circuits |
| NW3230 | (4-2) | Strategy and Policy (JPME) |
| SS4000 | (0-1) | Space Systems Seminar |
| Quarter 2 | ||
| SS3500 | (4-0) | Orbital Mechanics and Launch Systems |
| PH2514 | (4-0) | Introduction to Space Environment |
| MA3046 | (4-1) | Matrix Analysis |
| EC2300 | (3-2) | Control Systems |
| SS4000 | (0-1) | Space Systems Seminar |
| Quarter 3 | ||
| AE3815 | (3-2) | Introduction to Spacecraft Dynamics |
| EO2525 | (4-1) | Analysis of Signals Communications |
| SS3525 | (3-2) | Remote Sensing |
| SS9999 | (4-0) | Degree Specialization Elective |
| SS4000 | (0-1) |
Sp |
| Quarter 4 | ||
| AE3851 | (3-2) | Spacecraft Propulsion |
| EO3525 | (4-1) | Communications Engineering |
| AE3804 | (3-0) | Thermal Control of Spacecraft |
| SS9999 | (4-0) | Degree Specialization Elective |
| SS4000 | (0-1) | Space Systems Seminar |
| Quarter 5 | ||
| PH3360 | (4-1) | Electromagnetic Waves Propagation |
| AE3818 | (3-2) | Spacecraft Attitude, Dynamics & Control |
| SS9999 | (4-0) | Degree Specialization Elective |
| SS9999 | (4-0) | Degree Specialization Elective |
| SS4000 | (0-1) | Space Systems Seminar |
| Quarter 6 | ||
| AE3870 | (2-2) | Spacecraft Design Tools |
| SS3051 | (4-0) | Space Control (TS/SCI) |
| SS3001 | (3-2) | Military Applications of Space |
| SS0810 | (0-8) | Thesis Research |
| SS4000 | (0-1) | Space Systems Seminar |
|
Quarter
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| AE4870 | (4-0) | Spacecraft Design and Integration |
| EC3230 | (3-1) | Space Power and Radiation Effects |
| SS3035 | (3-2) | Microprocessors for Space Applications |
| SS9999 | (4-0) | Degree Specialization Elective |
| SS4000 | (0-1) | Space Systems Seminar |
| Quarter 8 | ||
| AE4871 | (2-2) | Spacecraft Design & Integration II |
| SS9999 | (4-0) | Degree Specialization Elective |
| SS9999 | (4-0) | Degree Specialization Elective |
| SS0810 | (0-8) | Thesis Research |
| SS4000 | (0-1) | Space Systems Seminars |
| Quarter 9 | ||
| MN3331 | (5-1) | Systems Acquisition and Program Management |
| SS0810 | (0-8) | Thesis Research |
| SS0810 | (0-8) | Thesis Research |
| SS9999 | (4-0) | Degree Specialization Elective |
| SS4000 | (0-1) | Space Systems Seminars |
| Unrestricted Line Officer Matrix with JPME | ||
|---|---|---|
| Quarter 1 | ||
| MA2121 | (4-0) | Differential Equations |
| AE2820 | (3-2) | Introduction to Spacecraft Structures |
| EC2820 | (3-2) | Digital Logic Circuits |
| NW3230 | (4-2) | Strategy and Policy (JPME) |
| SS4000 | (0-1) | Space Systems Seminar |
| Quarter 2 | ||
| SS3500 | (4-0) | Orbital Mechanics and Launch Systems |
| PH2514 | (4-0) | Introduction to Space Environment |
| MA3046 | (4-1) | Matrix Analysis |
| EC2300 | (3-2) | Control Systems |
| SS4000 | (0-1) | Space Systems Seminar |
| Quarter 3 | ||
| AE3815 | (3-2) | Introduction to Spacecraft Dynamics |
| EO2525 | (4-1) | Analysis of Signals Communications |
| SS3525 | (3-2) | Remote Sensing |
| AE3830 | (3-2) | Guidance and Controls |
| AE3811 | (2-2) | Space Lab |
| SS4000 | (0-1) | Space Systems Seminar |
| Quarter 4 | ||
| AE3851 | (3-2) | Spacecraft Propulsion |
| EO3525 | (4-1) | Communications Engineering |
| AE3804 | (3-0) | Thermal Control of Spacecraft |
| ME3521 | (3-2) | Mechanical Vibrations |
| SS4000 | (0-1) | Space Systems Seminar |
| Quarter 5 | ||
| PH3360 | (4-1) | Electromagnetic Waves Propagation |
| AE3818 | (3-2) | Spacecraft Attitude, Dynamics & Control |
| AE4850 | (3-2) | Astrodynamic Optimization |
| AE3820 | (3-2) | Space Systems Dynamics |
| SS4000 | (0-1) | Space Systems Seminar |
| Quarter 6 | ||
| AE3870 | (2-2) | Spacecraft Design Tools |
| SS3051 | (4-0) | Space Control (TS/SCI) |
| SS3001 | (3-2) | Military Applications of Space |
| SS0810 | (0-8) | Thesis Research |
| SS4000 | (0-1) | Space Systems Seminar |
|
Quarter
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| AE4870 | (4-0) | Spacecraft Design and Integration |
| EC3230 | (3-1) | Space Power and Radiation Effects |
| SS3035 | (3-2) | Microprocessors for Space Applications |
| AE4816 | (4-0) | Dynamics and Control of Structures |
| SS4000 | (0-1) | Space Systems Seminar |
| Quarter 8 | ||
| AE4871 | (2-2) | Spacecraft Design & Integration II |
| SS0810 | (0-8) | Thesis Research |
| NW3285 | (4-0) | NSDM (JPME) |
| NW3275 | (4-0) | JMO Part I (JPME) |
| SS4000 | (0-1) | Space Systems Seminars |
| Quarter 9 | ||
| MN3331 | (5-1) | Systems Acquisition and Program Management |
| SS0810 | (0-8) | Thesis Research |
| SS0810 | (0-8) | Thesis Research |
| NW3276 | (4-0) | JMO Part II (JPME) |
| SS4000 | (0-1) | Space Systems Seminars |