Introduction

FreeFlyer is an astrodynamics software application for spacecraft mission design, analysis, and operations. It is designed to visualize and model spacecraft propagation, coverage and contact analysis, maneuvering and targeting, orbit determination, and much more. For those who are new to astrodynamics or coding, FreeFlyer provides intuitive graphical user interface editors that allow you to quickly and easily set up spacecraft analyses.

If you are more experienced or a less visual learner, then you can use FreeFlyer's scripting language to solve all types of astrodynamics problems.

You can combine both tools by using graphical user interface editors for easy configuration and FreeFlyer's scripting language for fine control over simulations. FreeFlyer stands out as the most powerful tool of its kind by providing you with the greatest flexibility over your mission designs.

This guide is designed to help you get familiar with the basics of FreeFlyer and help you construct your first Mission Plan. If you follow this guide from start to finish, you should have no problem setting up your first mission.