

There are two pre-defined group types for sending ephemeris (position) and attitude data. Measurement data is sent to STK as configurable STK data groups, with each group consisting of one or more variables. Many configuration options are available, including STK network addresses and data transfer rates. NetAcquire PSSTK uses the STK/Connect module to pass measurement data to an STK system. Multiple PSSTK instances can each be independently configured, with their own independent data source and independent connection to a running STK system. By supporting parallel processing of multiple simultaneous streams of input data, all your data is delivered right where you need it. The NetAcquire PSSTK Gateway is flexible. This real-time front-end processing capability offloads tasks from the STK system and avoids communicating excessive volumes of raw data.

In addition to measurement data acquisition, NetAcquire servers provide high performance data processing, data archiving, and data reduction. The NetAcquire PSSTK Gateway also supports the STK “real-time” mode for dynamic analysis and display. The NetAcquire PSSTK Gateway allows you to view data as it happens and includes built-in support for transmitting real-time ephemeris (position) and attitude data to STK for mission visualization and analysis. When used together with the NetAcquire SIO and NetAcquire Data Flow options, measurements can be continuously extracted from a PCM telemetry stream and communicated directly into STK for analysis and display. PSSTK provides an intelligent union between STK and the NetAcquire Publish/Subscribe and Data Flow features. The NetAcquire PSSTK Gateway seamlessly communicates real-time telemetry or radar measurement data from a NetAcquire system to STK. Capabilities of PSSTK include the ability to handle multiple simultaneous streams of input data and redistribute them to multiple computers from a single NetAcquire PSSTK. At a fraction of the cost of most data acquisition systems, PSSTK helps you leverage your STK investment by significantly enhancing real-time input/output capability without sacrificing dependability or features. A unique new product, PSSTK provides a real-time communications interface between telemetry systems or radar data feeds and Satellite Tool Kit computers. Now you can collect your telemetry/radar data for STK in real-time with NetAcquire Publish/Subscribe to Satellite Tool Kit (PSSTK). Additional STK add-on modules support specialized analysis, 3-D visualization, and more. Results can be visualized with a wide variety of 2-D graphical displays, including integrated maps. The STK core provides an analytical engine that performs advanced calculations and analysis of satellites and other moving objects. The Satellite Tool Kit (STK) is a sophisticated analytical and graphical environment for aerospace applications. If anyone has used these packages and knows if they can load the GPS constellation I'd love to hear about it.NetAcquire Publish/Subscribe to Satellite Tool Kit (PSSTK)
Stk satellite toolkit software#
I was hoping that either the GMAT or ORSA software packages mentioned there might be able to do what I want, but it looks like they're more for space exploration stuff rather than GPS. Which had suggestions for orbital mechanics software. What are the choices today for orbital mechanics simulation software? Does anyone know of an open source software package that can simulate the GPS constellation, compute ground coverage, and allows placement of transmitters/jammers?
Stk satellite toolkit free#
Unfortunately, the free version of STK doesn't come with coverage definitions or the ability to place new transmitters, which is what I need. You can also place transmitters or jammers and see how that affects the coverage.

For those who don't know STK can simulate the GPS constellation and determine how much coverage any particular Earth coordinates are getting. Does any open source software exist that can compute GPS ground coverage in real time? At work I used STK which would do the job perfectly, but I'm at school now so I only have the free version.
