Library / toolkit · Cross-platform (Java) · Open source
Orekit
A mature, low-level space-flight-dynamics library in Java (with Python bindings) providing high-precision orbit propagation, attitude modelling, time and frame transformations, and maneuver planning. Orekit is used in professional mission analysis and operations for its accuracy and breadth.
Highlights
- ›Professional-grade flight dynamics and orbit propagation
At a glance
- Platforms
- Cross-platform (Java)
- Licence
- Open source
Works with
Knowledge connections
- Associated withThe SPICE Toolkit
- Associated withStation-Keeping
- Associated withOrbital Elements
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
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