Astrogator FAQs
What is the highest resolution (minimum time step) allowed in the reported date value?
- May 27, 2015
- FAQ
Dates in STK are accurate to somewhere between 10-100 microseconds. The report tool GUI will not allow a step size smaller than 1 millisecond.
Read MoreWhat 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.
Read MoreQuestion: 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...
Read MoreObject Visibility Per Window
- Sep 10, 2018
- How To
This article describes how to control an object's visibility on individual display windows.
Read MoreGenerate 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...
Read MoreWhich Operating Systems Support Different Versions of STK
- Oct 29, 2015
- FAQ
This is a table of STK versions and supported OSs.
Read MoreAnsys 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).
Read MoreHow 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.
Read MoreHow 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.
Read MoreDisplaying 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.
Read MoreHow 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
Read MoreModeling 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.
Read MoreOperator'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...
Read MoreArtemis 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...
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