OpenSimKit  Intro & News

OpenSimKit is a free System Simulation Tool under GNU Public License, specially designed for academic applications & lectures. OpenSimKit comprises:
- a simulator kernel
- a graphical user interface
- a rocket upper stage subsystem library with orbit dynamics and limited attitude dynamics

The simulation package is delivered as easy install .zip archive. A detailed user manual can be downloaded as OpenOffice or PDF type document separately.

The latest release  V3.5.0 comes with the extra feature to visualize the flying rocket in the astrodynamics 3D tool Celestia. The required add-ons for this feature also can be downloaded from this site.

The software can be downloaded from the "Software Download" subpage. By the way - did you already join the OSK developers forum? -> You can reach us here.

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OpenSimKit has been presented at the 4th International Conference on Astrodynamics Tools ans Techniques in Madrid by Michael Fritz and Rouven Witt. Impressions and the papers can be found under Articles&Papers.



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OpenSimKit  V3.5.0 is the first release featuring a limited spacecraft attitude dynamics. For optimum visualization of the spacecraft movement in orbit it furthermore provides a 3D graphics support for the simulated spacecraft via an interface to Celestia:




OpenSimKit standard MMI