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Space Education Catalogue

Master's Program in Satellite Technology

• Organisation : TU Madrid
• Way of training : Initial education - Life-long learning
• Language(s): English
• Place: Technical University of Madrid

Course Details

Objectives : This Master Program is an international Master's Degree designed to develop students into competent and interdisciplinary engineers prepared for future engineering roles related industries, government agencies and business management.
It has a strong emphasis on both theoretical and applied aspects, including practical hands-on lab sessions held at the most important space centers and companies involved in the master.

Four engineering schools belonging to TU Madrid are involved in this Master: EUIT de Telecomunicacion, ETSI Aeronauticos, ETSI Topografia, Geodesia y Cartografia and Facultad de Informatica.

Public concerned : Graduate students working in space related fields

Admission requirements : Graduate degree in a field related to the Master's program.

Duration and terms : 4 terms

Notes : The Master's program is structured with Fondamantal Courses (first term), Advanced courses (decond term), specialized corses (third term) and Master Project (fourth term) giving a total of 60 ECTS credits..

Courses included in this Master can be took by following two different modes: the Master Mode or the Continuous Education Mode (see http://www.upm.es/satellitee-tech/ for description of these Modes).

Partnerships with national organisations : Thales Alenia Space, Indra Espacia, Hisdesat, GMV, SENER, INSA, EADS Casa Espacio, Hispasat

Dedicated web site : http://www.upm.es/satellite-tech/

Topics

• 1 - Environment and Physical Measurement: Radiation, Particles, Solar Wind, Debris, Mechanical and Thermal environment, Aerology, Meteorology, Climate, Environmental Measurements and Analysis, Physico-chemical Analysis, Sensors, Metrology, Vacuum Techniques, etc.
• 2 - Dynamics and Kinematics: Reference Systems, Flight Mechanics, Trajectography, Space Dynamics, Perturbations, Orbit Restitution, Attitude and Orbit Control, Rendezvous, Formation Flying, Constellations, Interplanetary Trajectories, etc.
• 8 - Electronics Systems : Analog and digital functions, Components, Microelectronics, Integrated Circuits, Samplers, ASIC/FPGA, Digital Signal Processors, Nanotechnologies
• 9 - Microwave and Photonics: Radiofrequency Functions, Propagation, Antennas, MIMO, Metasurfaces, Terrahertz, Optics, Optoelectronics, Laser, Photonic Circuits, Plasmonics, Quantum Technologies...
• 12 - Information and Communications Technologies: Telecommunications, Modulation/Coding, Software Defined Radio (SDR), Multimedia, Networks and Protocols, Internet, IoT/Connected Objects, Cybersecurity, Blockchain, Information Systems, Teleservices,....
• 15 - Earth Observation: Remote Sensing, Detectors, Radar, Synthetic Aperture, Lidar, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Distribution/Dissemination, Geomatics...
• 17 - Programme and Production Management: Project Management, Lean, Industrialization, Life Cycle, Ecodesign, Supply Chain, Assembly Line, Digital Transformation, Factory of the Future, Integration, Maintenance, Recycling, etc.