Orbit Estimation & Planning
KinetX uses Mirage, a navigational system developed at JPL, and other tools developed in-house to perform
Orbit Estimation and Planning. KinetX has developed a number of in-house high-level shell scripts and
files within UNIX to integrate a number of Mirage executable modules. User-defined inputs achieve
maximum operability. Using Mirage and our in-house toolsets, KinetX provides extremely accurate
spacecraft trajectory and orbit determination for space programs such as TOPEX/Poseidon, Mars Pathfinder,
and NEAR.
KinetX Orbit Estimation and Planning Capabilities Include:
- Orbit and trajectory estimation using high fidelity models and a full range of ground-based and GPS
data types
- Orbit requirement analysis and definition
- Operations orbit studies and analyses
- Testing and validation of existing software systems
- Maneuver Targeting
- Covariance analysis and filter simulations
- Mean element calculation