Astrogator FAQs

How to Import Sentinel-2 Imagery for Offline Visualization

• Jun 26, 2023
• FAQ

This article demonstrates how to import L2A color imagery from the Sentinel-2 mission into STK for offline visualization.

How to Set Up a User-defined, Periodic Square Wave in Analysis Workbench

• Nov 6, 2017
• How To

License Increment Selection When Starting the STK Application from a Program

• Jul 8, 2025
• FAQ

This article describes how to choose which STK license increments to use when you start the STK application from a scripting language.

Coverage Grid Spacing Algorithm

• Jul 31, 2015
• FAQ

This article describes how STK calculates grid points based on grid resolution.

How can I Use Terrain for the Moon, Mars, or Another Body in My Scenario?

• May 27, 2015
• FAQ

Change your scenario central body and import your data in the Planetary Data System (PDS) format.

How do you Update Your Graphics Card Driver?

• Jun 29, 2016
• FAQ

This article contains instructions on how to update your graphics card driver.

How to Model Clouds in EOIR

• Dec 15, 2020
• FAQ

This describes the formatting of cloud data and how to bring it into STK EOIR.

Using STK to Verify the Results in AIAA 2006-6753 Revisiting Spacetrack Report #3 (RSTR3)

• Nov 13, 2015
• FAQ

This article provides steps you can take using STK to propagate the TLE found in Appendix D of RSTR3 to return the same position results as in...

Do I Need to Install the STK Help?

• Mar 29, 2018
• FAQ

For STK versions 11.7 and later, both STK Desktop Help and STK Programming Help are optional for installation.

STK Analyzer Basic Macros Example

• Feb 28, 2017
• FAQ

This article provides an example of how to use STK Analyzer macros by showing you how to set up an automatic save operation after a specified...

What Do I Need for the STK L2 Crash Course?

• Jun 21, 2018
• FAQ

This article is for individuals interested in attending the Virtual L2 Crash Course training. This course does not replace the full L2 training.

Why are My STK Icons So Small on Windows 10, and How Can I Fix It?

• Jan 20, 2017
• FAQ

If you are seeing very small STK icons while running on Windows 10, there are workarounds that should help with the issue. This is not unique to...

Uncertainties File for Position Accuracy L3 Tutorial

• Jul 27, 2022
• FAQ

This provides the uncertainties file for you to use in the level 3 STK tutorial called "Position Accuracy in Mountainous Terrain."

How Do You Find the Orbital Plane Revolution Duration?

• May 11, 2016
• FAQ

If you want to find when an orbital plane of a LEO satellite will revolve around the Earth, you can calculate this with the STK's Analysis...

Line-of-sight Analysis from Shapefile Building Data

• Apr 27, 2016
• FAQ

Convert shapefile data into STK-readable terrain data, which you can then use for line-of-sight analysis.

Low-thrust Spiral Examples to L4, L5, and the Moon

• Feb 15, 2022
• FAQ

This gives a few examples of how to use STK to model low-thrust spirals to the Moon and Lagrange points.

Rotate and Translate an Aviator (AMM) Route

• Nov 4, 2015
• FAQ

This article explains how to rotate and translate an Aviator (Aircraft Mission Modeler) route.

Why does my Astrogator satellite only propagate for 100 days?

• May 22, 2015
• FAQ

What are the definitions and equations for circular aperture antenna parameters?

• May 21, 2015
• FAQ

How to change the sensor intersection detail with terrain

• Mar 31, 2016
• FAQ