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Digital mission engineering: how Ansys helps

A single satellite is a component; the value is in the constellation and the mission it flies. Digital mission engineering proves coverage, timing, and links across every asset before anything launches.

Digital mission engineering simulation visualization

Illustrative simulation render. Actual studies are built to your geometry and requirements.

The Ansys tools that model it

  • STK — Models multi-asset constellations — coverage, revisit, access, and communications across the whole mission.
  • ODTK — Precise orbit determination and tracking for operations and space-domain awareness.
  • HFSS — Designs the antennas and RF links that the mission analysis assumes.
Who funds it

Programs that fund this work

Typical funders: SpaceWERX · Space Force · DIU. Explore award sizes, deadlines, and direct links to every source in the Funding Finder.

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What we provide

Free to start

Free Ansys evaluation licenses for the tools above, free engineering support to apply them to your MVP, and a free check on your Ansys Startup Program eligibility. Software and engineering only, never application advice.

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Relevant Ansys product pages: STK on ansys.com ↗ ODTK on ansys.com ↗ HFSS on ansys.com ↗