ESABASE2 Capabilities

ESABASE2 is available in various packages. Each package is based on the ESABASE2 framework which is used for geometry modelling and mission definition. ESABASE2 provides the following packages:

Features & Capabilities

ESABASE2 Framework

The ESABASE2 Framework contains both the mission and the geometry editor.

ESABASE2 Debris

The ESABASE2 Debris application can be used to perform risk analyses considering the risk posed to a spacecraft by the space debris and meteoroid environment, based on the latest environment models.

ESABASE2 Sunlight

ESABASE2 Sunlight is an application for calculating the electromagnetic radiation incident onto the surfaces of a spacecraft during a mission.

ESABASE2 Atmosphere/Ionosphere

Both applications provide 3D numerical analysis capabilities for the assessment of fluxes and fluences of the constituents of the atmosphere or the ionosphere received by an orbiting spacecraft.

ESABASE2 COMOVA

ESABASE2 COMOVA integrates ESA’s contamination, outgassing and vent analysis tool COMOVA in ESABASE2 and enables the user to calculate the contamination of spacecraft surfaces in low Earth orbits.

ESABASE2 Editors

01 Geometry EditorCreate, import and edit the 3D spacecraft model, including shapes, dimensions, pointing, kinematics and meshing. 02 Mission EditorDefine orbits around Mercury, Venus, Earth, Moon or Mars, or interplanetary trajectories via SPICE, and review the ground track. 03 Debris EditorSet up debris and meteoroid analyses: environment models, analysis parameters and damage and failure laws. 04 Sunlight EditorSet up sunlight analyses: solar radiation and the parameters of the planet the spacecraft is orbiting. 05 Atmosphere/Ionosphere EditorSet up atmosphere and ionosphere analyses: environment and wind models, density and temperature, and analysis settings. 06 COMOVA EditorSet up contamination analyses: reflection and scattering of molecules and the atmospheric conditions along the mission. 07 Results EditorReview results as text, 2D charts and 3D maps on the spacecraft model, for the complete mission, an orbit arc or a single orbital point.

ESABASE2 Facts

ESABASE2 provides its users with all means to perform reliable and highly efficient analyses for various engineering disciplines in space-system design. Its up-to-date architecture and interfaces make it a valuable contribution to a more efficient spacecraft design.

ESABASE2 stands for

A state-of-the-art PC-based tool
Comprehensive data exchange capabilities (STEP, GDML)
Short design cycles due to very good performance
Sophisticated modelling capabilities (spacecraft pointing and kinematics, shadowing effects, …)
Highly ergonomic geometry modelling and viewing capabilities
Ergonomic result visualisation and post-processing capabilities
A framework based on open source components

Open source components used in ESABASE2

Eclipse Open CASCADE JFreeChart JFreeReport NETGEN