Ansys Orbit Determination Tool Kit (ODTK)

Process tracking data and generate orbit ephemeris with realistic covariance

Ansys ODTK provides highly accurate orbit estimates throughout the engineering life cycle, from mission design through operations.

Overview

The industry’s trusted solution for orbit determination software.

With Ansys ODTK, you can process a wide variety of traditional and non-traditional measurements to generate orbits with realistic covariance. ODTK can combine diverse sets of measurement types into one seamless result, enabling you to track objects from the ground, space, sea, and air using any phenomenology.

Features

Quick Specs

Simulate potential new tracking hardware and tasking schedules. Track Resident Space Objects (RSOs) that are frequently maneuvering. Plan rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO). Model new situations, sensors, and trajectory concepts for analysis and simulation.

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Support Early Phase Mission Design

Integrate Into Flight Dynamics

Containerize For Cloud Deployment

Simulate Predicted Orbit Accuracies

Support Landing Operations On Other Bodies

Process Spacecraft Tracking Data

Geolocate Ground Emitters

Capabilities

ODTK CAPABILITIES Support and Simulate Mission Design and Planning

Promote early phase mission design and planning, trade studies, proposals, or internal research. Simulate predicted orbit accuracies for a proposed mission to ensure that it is flyable—process spacecraft tracking data to navigate accurately and confidently on live missions. Integrate into a flight dynamics system for hands-on or lights-out operations—endorse landing operations on other bodies, such as the Moon or Mars. Geolocate ground emitters—containerize for cloud deployment.

Capabilities

Key Features

Enables Earth-based, cislunar, and deep space missions

Optimal Sequential Estimation

Automate data editing, ephemeris generation, including realistic covariance, and quality assurance information sensitive to measurements and system dynamics.

Tracking and Data Simulation

Evaluate proposed tracking methodologies and schedules concerning mission requirements. ODTK supports integrated system testing, including the effects of anomalies in the tracking data.

Initial Orbit Determination (IOD) Methods

Gooding Angles Only, Herrick-Gibbs, GNSS navigation solution and Geosynchronous – to determine the initial state of a satellite.

Analysis Capabilities

Includes a wide variety of data elements and predefined styles for reporting and graphing. You can also use custom styles for graphs and Python-based report styles for nearly limitless customization. Export output data as text or CSV files to easily import into other analysis tools. Load ODTK results into Ansys Systems Tool Kit (STK) for further analysis.

Cislunar IOD

The Collocation object is specifically designed to estimate multi-body orbits. Initial IOD is specialized for estimating cislunar orbits for the Earth-Moon L1 and L2 Lagrange points.