Satellite Tool Kit (STK)

1. Platforms, prices, and company
  • Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows XP, LINUX and most major UNIX platforms including SGI, Sun, IBM and HP
  • Pricing based on education, government and commercial, number of seats, etc. Additional details available at: http://www.stk.com/resources/faq/pricing.cfm
  • Analytical Graphics, Inc. (AGI): http://www.stk.com
2. Applications
  • STK/VO is a 3D visualization environment that displays all scenario information from the Satellite Tool Kit (STK) software suite. STK/VO is a powerful tool that provides an intuitive view of complex mission and orbit geometries by displaying realistic 3D views of space, airborne and terrestrial assets, sensor projections, orbit trajectories and assorted visual cues and analysis aids.
3. Examples/Samples 4. Key Functions
  • Situational awareness of diverse assets
    • Land, sea, air, and space-based systems are displayed with detailed, scalable and articulating 3D models with all of the time-varying aspects of their position and attitude. Satellite viewing opportunities with respect to time-based position of theater and strategic assets provide a situational awareness capability that can be used in any aerospace system for operational decision-making, mission planning, modeling and simulation, and training.
  • "Heads-up" dynamic data display
    • Provides dynamic data display of STK parameters within the 3D globe window. Data such as vehicle position and attitude, vector orientation, lighting conditions, link performance values and in-view status can all be displayed at a user-defined position in the globe window, attached to the vehicle or object, or within a user-defined border of the 3D globe window. These datum can be used to provide instantaneous status of system operations without having to interrupt real-time operations or simulated activities.
  • Attitude visualization
    • Aerospace system designers and operators have a need to understand their system's dynamic orientation with regard to multiple coordinate frames. Reams of raw numerical data are no longer required. STK/VO provides a means to dynamically display the attitude motion of objects, including visual cues in the form of multiple frames-of-reference and directional vectors that provide an instantaneous view, as well as a time-historical view via vector traces, of the attitude dynamics.
  • Multiple orbit frame visualization
    • STK/VO allows users to visualize orbit paths in a variety of frames to help users visualize complex orbit dynamics or maneuvers. Orbits can be visualized simultaneously in inertial, fixed, body-body relative or relative coordinate frames.
  • Celestial scene modeling
    • STK/VO provides visual cues for celestial objects, including lighting, position and orientation of the Sun, planets and stars, celestial grid, and ecliptic and equatorial planes.
  • Distributed, real-time operations visualization and support
    • As an analytical and real-time tool, STK/VO can be used to quickly study problems related to telemetry, viewing opportunities, and scheduling during planning and operations.
  • Scalable 3D models
    • With hundreds of detailed, scalable 3D models included, STK/VO provides realistic visualization of your assets.
  • Animation and video production
    • STK/VO gives you the capability to create and save time-dependent viewer positions and directions and capture sequential STK/VO frames for assembly into animations and/or capture for video production.
5. Web Resources