TRACE (computer program)

TRACE is a high-precision orbit determination and orbit propagation program. It was developed by The Aerospace Corporation in El Segundo, California. An early version ran on the IBM 7090 computer in 1964.^[1] The Fortran source code can be compiled for any platform with a Fortran compiler.

When Satellite Tool Kit's high-precision orbit propagator and parameter and coordinate frame transformations underwent an Independent Verification and Validation effort in 2000, TRACE v2.4.9 was the standard against which STK was compared.^[2]

As of 2013, TRACE is still used by the U.S. Government and some of its technical contractors.

References

^ Mercer, R. J. (1964). Trace. Aerospace Orbit Determination Program. Defense Technical Information Center.
^ Chao, C. C. (George); et al. "Independent Verification and Validation for Analytic Graphics, Inc. of Three Astrodynamic Functions of the Satellite Tool Kit: Version 4.1.0" (PDF). The Aerospace Corporation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.

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[1] Mercer, R. J. (1964). Trace. Aerospace Orbit Determination Program. Defense Technical Information Center.

[2] Chao, C. C. (George); et al. "Independent Verification and Validation for Analytic Graphics, Inc. of Three Astrodynamic Functions of the Satellite Tool Kit: Version 4.1.0" (PDF). The Aerospace Corporation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.

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