Satellite Mission Design & Simulation
Elevate your Earth Observation mission planning and analysis with JOURNEY, the best in class simulation tool. No longer do you need to juggle multiple utilities, build your own tools, or utilize spreadsheets to perform bespoke analysis. With over two decades of heritage built into our SDKs, get results you can trust quickly.
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Leverage editable templates to quickly define high-level parameters and simulate a satellite mission
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More intuitive and efficient compared to traditional methods – a process that involves multiple tools and mandates technical expertise
Accelerate Mission Design
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Automate the identification of over 350+ satellite subsystems that meet simulated mission requirements
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Accelerate the initial steps of your systems engineering process
Automate Preliminary System Design
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Filter and further refine the list of 350+ subsystems that met mission requirements
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Submit RFIs to multiple manufacturers at once, communicating the context of your mission with a summary and relevant data attached
Expedite Procurement
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Seamlessly import missions from PMD to simulate in high-fidelity
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Employ advanced models to ensure the viability of mission and system designs
Verify in high-fidelity
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Simulate against all subsystems that meet your mission requirements to inform down-selection
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Conduct trade studies comparing the performance of different satellite configurations and constellation designs
Refine to optimize performance
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Review mission analytics to confirm mission objectives (target collects) are achieved
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Confidently advance toward operations knowing that requirements are satisfied
Ensure requirements are met
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Model a wide range of constellation scenarios to optimize systems to meet your data collection and communication requirements
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Determine which set of ground stations provide sufficient downlink to meet the needs of your constellation
Design your constellation with confidence
Advanced Mission Design (AMD) simplifies and accelerates the verification, validation, and optimization of satellite mission and system design. Through high-fidelity simulation and unique analytics, users can test and refine their designs to ensure requirements are met as they advance toward operations.
Optimize Mission Planning with PMD & AMD
JOURNEY employs powerful tools like PMD (Preliminary Mission Design) and AMD (Advanced Mission Design) to streamline mission planning and design. PMD enables rapid simulations and subsystem matching in minutes, while AMD offers high-fidelity simulations and optimization for constellation setups. These tools allow you to iterate faster, validate designs efficiently, and gain detailed analytics, making it a practical solution for engineering complex satellite missions.
Automated Subsystem Identification:
Quickly identify and procure over 350 satellite subsystems.
User-Friendly Interface:
Simplify complex tasks with our intuitive platform.
Speed and Efficiency:
Design and plan significantly faster than traditional tools.
Custom Optimization:
Tailor your constellation design with advanced algorithms.
Quickly Design and Simulate Satellite Missions with PMD & AMD
Compare PMD and AMD to understand how each tool handles mission design, from rapid simulations to detailed system optimization.
Preliminary Mission Design
Enables users to input high-level mission and system parameters, quickly simulate a mission, and match with subsystems that meet mission requirements.
Advanced Mission Design
Simplifies and accelerates the verification, validation, and optimization process through high-fidelity simulations and extensive analytics.
Cloud based
Templates (For efficiency/ease of use)
High-fidelity environmental models
Simulations based on subsystem parameters
Simulate Constellations
Constellation Optimization
Extensive Analytics
(Orbital, Power, Propulsion, Ground Station, and Target)
Orbital and Ground Track Visualization
Export Data
Mission Design
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Generate a Mission Summary showcasing mission data, analysis, and system requirements profiles to help users dynamically test and refine their missions.
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Match with 350+ subsystems that meet their mission needs, accelerating both the design and procurement process.
Mission Data
Mission Data outlines the Keplerian elements and their relative changes between a maneuver-specific initial orbit and final orbit. Additionally, it outputs the thrust required to perform this maneuver within the corresponding duration.
Mission Analytics
Mission Analytics offers more granularity by graphing Keplerian element changes over the course of both the entire mission profile and within maneuver-specific windows.
Subsystem Matching
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Subsystem matching incorporates over 350 subsystems across propulsion, attitude determination and control, communications, and power systems.
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Within the subsystem matching module, users can quickly identify the propulsion system that best meets their needs and submit a Request for Information (RFI) to the manufacturer.
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Morpheus will then forward the user’s Mission Summary to the manufacturer to provide context for the planned application, as well as any other requests around pricing, lead time, or other user-defined details.
Simulate in high fidelity
Through AMD, users will be able to design a custom mission that takes into account high-fidelity environmental models including the following:
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Gravitational models
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Atmospheric density models
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Solar radiation pressure models
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Third-body perturbation models
Mission Data
Outlines the timeframe, environmental models employed, system details, and Keplerian elements - with relative shifts between maneuvers highlighted as well as the power necessary to perform the maneuver.
Mission Analytics
Offers more insight into the mission, graphically showcasing how relative Keplerian elements, power, and propulsion parameters shift across both the entire mission profile and maneuver-specific windows.
Event Analytics
Illustrates when ground station passes and target collects are possible, documenting relative access windows.
Recent JOURNEY Updates
Optimize Satellite Network Planning with Constellation Designer
Meet Constellation Designer, the latest advancement in JOURNEY, for streamlined satellite constellation planning. Constellation Designer's standard geometric configurations allow you to easily obtain global or zonal coverage; while our multi-objective optimizer designs your constellation based on specific mission objectives. Featuring a powerful yet intuitive interface, flexible templates, and advanced optimization capabilities, Constellation Designer revolutionizes how you design and deploy satellite networks. See how Constellation Designer achieves the coverage you need for your mission objectives.
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Leverage editable templates to quickly define high-level parameters and simulate a satellite mission
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10x faster than manual simulation – a process that involves multiple tools and mandates technical expertise
Accelerate Mission Design
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Automate the identification of over 350+ satellite subsystems that meet simulated mission requirements
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Accelerate the initial steps of your systems engineering process
Automate Preliminary System Design
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Filter and further refine the list of 350+ subsystems that met mission requirements
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Submit RFIs to multiple manufacturers at once, communicating the context of your mission with a summary and relevant data attached
Expedite Procurement
Technical Resources & Documentation
Access comprehensive technical documentation and resources to support your use of JOURNEY. Explore detailed guides, implementation instructions, and troubleshooting tips to help you maximize the potential of our platform.
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Seamlessly import missions from PMD to simulate in high-fidelity
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Employ advanced models to ensure the viability of mission and system designs
Verify in high-fidelity
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Simulate against all subsystems that meet your mission requirements to inform down-selection
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Conduct trade studies comparing the performance of different satellite configurations and constellation designs
Refine to optimize performance
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Review mission analytics to confirm mission objectives (target collects) are achieved
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Confidently advance toward operations knowing that requirements are satisfied
Ensure requirements are met
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Model a wide range of constellation scenarios to optimize systems to meet your data collection and communication requirements
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Determine which set of ground stations provide sufficient downlink to meet the needs of your constellation
Design your constellation with confidence
Advanced Mission Design (AMD) simplifies and accelerates the verification, validation, and optimization of satellite mission and system design. Through high-fidelity simulation and unique analytics, users can test and refine their designs to ensure requirements are met as they advance toward operations.