AGI: Astrogator FAQs

STK Christmas Special

Dec 15, 2017
How To

This year, AGI is using a predicted flight path in STK to show you when you can see Santa from your front porch, so join the training session to...

Create and Display Time Interval Results from a CAT Analysis in the Timeline View

Jan 14, 2020
How To

This article describes how to create a custom time interval list to store all the computed close approach intervals from the CAT tool and then...

How to Setup a High Fidelity Aviator Performance Model

Apr 1, 2019
How To

There are a lot of places to tweak an aircraft performance model in aviator. This How-To breaks down the different steps.

Operator's Toolbox Training

Mar 11, 2022
How To

Here are some tutorial lessons to help you come up to speed quickly on many Operator's Toolbox utilities.

Exporting an STK Ephemeris (.e) in a Custom Coordinate Frame

May 11, 2021
FAQ

It is useful to be able to produce an STK-style ephemeris (.e) in a custom Analysis Workbench coordinate frame. The attached UI plugin enables you...

STK Search Track Radar Input Requirements for 12

Oct 13, 2015
FAQ

These are the input requirements for modeling a Search/Track Radar in STK 12.

Where Can I Find Terrain and Imagery for Use in STK?

Mar 14, 2018
FAQ

STK has several ways to enhance the appearance of the 3D visualization. This article shows some resources available for terrain and imagery...

Real-time Telemetry and Commanding with STK SOLIS

Jan 2, 2025
FAQ

This article discusses the structure of the SOLIS framer and how you can receive telemetry and transmit commanding over TCP/IP with STK SOLIS.

How Do I Make My Model Smaller if the Scale is Already at Zero?

May 21, 2015
FAQ

Creating an East-only Longitude 2D Graphics Inlay Image

Aug 11, 2025
How To

Learn how to create a 2D Graphics Inlay Image to show custom latitude and longitude spacings and labels!

How to Set Up the Ansys License Manager and the Client

Nov 9, 2021
How To

Starting with STK® 12.3 and ODTK® 7.3 applications, AGI has used the Ansys License Manager to serve licenses. This article provides instructions...

Preventing Licenses from Getting Hung on the License Server

Sep 30, 2015
FAQ

To prevent a hung license from occurring in the first place, you will need to determine why STK shut down unexpectedly. You can also implement a...

Creating a Simplified Earth in STK

May 25, 2016
FAQ

This article provides steps to create a spherical Earth and use a low-fidelity rotation model.

What is the Difference Between Scenario > Earth Temperature and Receiver/Radar > Earth Temperature?

Apr 27, 2016
FAQ

Extending Missile Analysis with STK and MATLAB

Jun 9, 2016
FAQ

Use MATLAB to bring an external missile trajectory into STK and then perform additional analysis.

What are the Differences Among ODTK License Types?

Jul 28, 2015
FAQ

For ODTK 7.2 and older, there are three different ODTK license types. ODTK 7.3 and newer has two licenses types. This article explains the...

Can You Use TLEs for Decay / Reentry Estimation?

Jul 2, 2020
FAQ

You cannot use TLE and SGP4 propagators alone to predict deorbit times. You must also use additional support tools.

Why is the "Search by Address" Tool Not Finding Results?

Aug 8, 2017
FAQ

How Do I Create High-quality, Realistic STK Videos?

Sep 9, 2015
FAQ

STK has several features that enable users to create photo-realistic animations. This FAQ provides some resources for how to learn those techniques.