Blacknight Space

Blacknight Space is an aerospace modeling and simulation company. It sells, sets up and supports mission engineering software for space teams. It works with customers from early design all the way to live spacecraft operations.

The company is an authorized Ansys partner for Digital Mission Engineering. It is an exclusive partner for that product line. The products include Systems Tool Kit (STK), Orbit Determination Tool Kit (ODTK), RF Channel Modeler and the DME component libraries. The company says these tools are used by the U.S. Department of Defense, NASA and commercial space operators. It states that more than 700 organizations have bought from it. It also says it has supported the aerospace industry for over 30 years.

Blacknight Space also builds its own tools. LaunchPad brings applications, training, product details and expert help into one program. Customers use it to launch installed software, manage licenses and reach support. OrbitLens works with ODTK. It turns orbit results into 3D views, dashboards and reports. Event Horizon is a browser-based mission visualization platform. Space operators, engineers and technical marketing teams use it to share mission plans and milestones.

Training is a big part of the work. The company offers instructor-led classes and on-demand courses. Topics include orbital dynamics, orbit determination, communications and RF systems, aircraft mission design and sensor payloads. The courses follow the Ansys DME certification path, so students can ask to be certified. The company also runs space exercise training built on Swarm. Swarm is a simulation platform from Ansys Government Initiatives for space analysts and orbital operations teams.

Support and engineering help come with the products. The company runs a support portal, a knowledge base and a downloads page. Its aerospace engineers answer product questions. It also offers engineering services for projects and programs that need expert help. Other work includes desktop engineering tools, workflow automation, technical video production and satellite operations support.

The company has pages for federal work, space operations, and start-ups and new space. It offers sales and engineering services around the world. Its team is based in the United States and has decades of combined experience in space mission design, test and operations.

Services

• Ansys STK sales and support
• Ansys ODTK sales and support
• Instructor-led training
• On-demand training courses
• Space exercise training
• Engineering services
• Product support
• Workflow automation
• Technical video production
• Satellite operations support