The Space Research Centre operates a Mission Modeling Unit, at the heart of which is the latest version of AGI’s Satellite Toolkit, complete with a suite of additional analytical modules for mission analysis and scenario development. The outputs from this facility range from high quality animations for publicity and visualisation purposes, to detailed quantitative information on launch options, instrument configurations and observation opportunities for missions. We welcome enquiries from research groups, the media, and organisations involved in public outreach activities. If you have a need for high quality visual material or mission analysis, contact us to discuss your requirements (see details at the bottom of this page).

The two examples shown below depict particular aspects of the KuaFu Space Weather mission, concentrating in this case on the twin KuaFu-B mission element. Further examples of our work will appear on this page shortly. Download the movies to your local hard disc before playing.

In this sequence we see the KuaFu-B spacecraft in orbit, with the fields of view of the Wide Field Auroral Imager shown rotating with the 30 second spin period of the spacecraft. The time is accelerated by x512 for most of the animation, slowing to real time in the last few seconds of the presentation. File size: 8.8 MB

This animation shows the instrument field of view of each spacecraft as it sweeps over the planet - first a perigee observation of the south pole by KuaFu-B2 and then an apogee view of the north pole by KuaFu-B1. In both cases the limit of the field of view, the intersection of the field with the Earth, and the instrument boresight are shown. File size: 2.8 MB