What it does
Copernicus is a generalized spacecraft trajectory design and optimization application developed at NASA Johnson Space Center. It supports high-fidelity modeling, finite burns, multiple optimization modes, scripting, visualization, and mission design across Earth orbit, lunar, libration-point, and interplanetary regimes.
Copernicus is distributed under a U.S. Government Purpose Release. Access is requested through NASA’s software catalog and eligibility is evaluated by NASA.
Built for the work
+High-fidelity trajectory propagation
+Direct and indirect optimization
+Finite-burn modeling
+Multi-body and CR3BP analysis
+Python interface and batch automation
+Three-dimensional visualization
License and availability
- Access model
- Free · Government Release · Request Access
- Eligibility
- NASA lists this release for U.S. federal employees and contractors supporting applicable federal projects. NASA determines eligibility for each request.
- Current version
- 5.4.2
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