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General Mission Analysis Tool

General Mission Analysis Tool (GMAT) is outer space mission analysis software developed by NASA and private industry. It is free and open-source software with an Apache License 2.0.

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General Mission Analysis Tool
Release2007 (2007)1
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R2022a / January 2023 (2023-01)
Written inC++
Operating systemWindows, Linux, macOS
TypeTechnical computing
LicenseApache 2.0
Websitegmat.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/GW/overview
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General Mission Analysis Tool (GMAT) is outer space mission analysis software developed by NASA and private industry.2 It is free and open-source software with an Apache License 2.0.

It has been used for several missions, including LCROSS, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, OSIRIS-REx, the Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission, and the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission.23

GMAT is an open-source alternative to software like Systems Tool Kit and FreeFlyer.

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References

References

  1. Hughes, Steven P.; Conway, Darrel J.; Parker, Joel (2017). Using the General Mission Analysis Tool (GMAT) (PDF). AAS Guidance and Control Conference.
  2. Hughes, Steven P.; Qureshi, Rizwan H.; Cooley, Steven D.; Parker, Joel J. (2014). Verification and Validation of the General Mission Analysis Tool (GMAT) (PDF). AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference.
  3. "GMAT Wiki - Overview". 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
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