Astrogator FAQs

How to use Process Monitor to diagnose system issues with STK

• Sep 15, 2015
• FAQ

What graphics card is needed for STK? Why is STK crashing?

• May 21, 2015
• FAQ

Troubleshooting steps if you are having trouble with your graphics cards or STK is having issues running.

Question: Why doesn’t Bing Maps / Terrain Server / Data Update Utility / Insert Standard Object work?

• May 27, 2016
• FAQ

These internet based options in STK are often blocked until exceptions are put in place by a network administrator. To prevent this, please refer...

Object Visibility Per Window

• Sep 10, 2018
• How To

This article describes how to control an object's visibility on individual display windows.

How to Import DEM terrain in XML Format into STK

• Apr 8, 2022
• How To

How to set up an attitude profile with a restricted roll angle

• Nov 6, 2017
• How To

Generate AzEl of a Satellite-to-Object Line of Sight in the Satellite Body Frame

• Mar 21, 2016
• FAQ

STK defaults to generating Az-El-Range values in the VVLH ECI (Earth Centered Inertial) frame. This article provides the steps use STK's Analysis...

Which Operating Systems Support Different Versions of STK

• Oct 29, 2015
• FAQ

This is a table of STK versions and supported OSs.

Ansys Academic Partner Program (Formerly EAP)

• Feb 14, 2017
• FAQ

This article provides answers to common questions regarding the Ansys Academic Partner Program, formerly the Education Alliance Program (EAP).

How Can I Model Interference on a Terrain-following Helicopter Route?

• Jun 21, 2021
• FAQ

This exercise examines the impacts of intended and unintended interference and shows how you can model these in STK.

How Do I Produce Gap Times for a Chain?

• Aug 15, 2016
• FAQ

You can choose from two different options to produce a report of Gap Times. There are slightly different instructions for earlier versions of STK.

Displaying Plots in STK's Analyzer Capability for Version 12.9.0

• Aug 12, 2024
• How To

Follow the steps in this article to add a script needed to display the plots.

How To Find Your HostID and ServerName

• Feb 19, 2022
• How To

This article provides instructions for finding your HostID (MAC, Disk, & Flex) as well as your ServerName using various tools

Modeling a Spinning Scanning Sensor with Multiple Beams

• Apr 8, 2022
• How To

You can achieve this using STK's Coverage capability, a spinning sensor, and multibeam transmitter.

Modeling the Motion of the Moon and Planets Beyond the Default Planetary Ephemeris Duration

• May 27, 2015
• FAQ

Ansys Licensing Troubleshooting

• Oct 10, 2022
• FAQ

This article provides steps for troubleshooting when the Ansys STK application cannot find a license.

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...

Operator's Toolbox Plugin

• Jul 7, 2020
• How To

Operator’s Toolbox is a UI plugin designed specifically to improve the efficiency of common operational tasks. The tools made available in this...

Interpreting a -9999.99 value in Communications Reports

• May 28, 2015
• FAQ

Artemis II: Back to the Moon and Beyond

• Apr 8, 2026
• FAQ

Artemis II made history on April 1st, 2026 by sending four astronauts farther from Earth than any human has ever ventured and marking the start of...