General Mission Analysis Tool

General Mission Analysis Tool
Initial release2007[1]
Stable release
R2022a / January 2023; 1 year ago (2023-01)
Repository
Written inC++
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows, Linux, macOS
TypeTechnical computing
LicenseApache License 2.0
WebsiteGMAT Wiki

General Mission Analysis Tool (GMAT) is open-source space mission analysis software developed by NASA and private industry.[2]

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.[2][3]

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

  1. ^ Hughes, Steven P.; Conway, Darrel J.; Parker, Joel (2017). Using the General Mission Analysis Tool (GMAT) (PDF). AAS Guidance and Control Conference.
  2. ^ a b 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.