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STK's Orbit Wizard Gets New Magic

We recently had a GEO station keeping class where using equinoctial orbital elements proved to be useful. Unfortunately, the last time I dealt with those was back in college (it’s been a while), so I struggled to remember my p’s and q’s (and h & k). We’ve always had an orbit wizard to let you visualize how each orbital element changes the orbit, but the previous version was a little past its prime. So I decided to start over from scratch, make it a UI plugin, and allow you to change more than just keplerian elements. To use this UI plugin, run the exe from here. When you start up STK11, you will get a new button on your STK GUI: . You can now select the coordinate type you want and change the orbital elements:
 

So hold on to your lion and tin man and enjoy the wizardry!
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Automate Systems Tool Kit (STK) and integrate it with other applications to extend its capabilities.