There may be different reasons why you cannot see your satellite in the 3D and/or 2D windows. Check the following to troubleshoot your problem:
- Make sure your satellite exists in the Time Period of the scenario and in the Animation Time Period of the scenario.
• To verify the satellite's time period: Open the satellite's properties and go to the Basic > Orbit page. Examine the Start Time and Stop Time.
• To verify the scenario's time period: Open the scenario's properties and go to the Basic > Time page. Makes sure that the satellite's Start Time and Stop Time are within the Analysis Period Start Time and Stop Time, as well as within the Animation Start Time and Stop Time.
- The satellite's ground tracks and orbit tracks may be off.
• Open the satellite's properties and go to the 2D Graphics > Pass page. Under Orbit Track, make sure that both the Lead Type and Trail Type are not set to "None".
- You may be viewing a region far away from your spacecraft.
• Center the view in the 3D Graphics window to the satellite: Right-click the satellite name in the Object Browser and select
Zoom To from the menu.
• You can also use the View From/To button on the 3D Graphics toolbar on the 3D Graphics window itself. Select your spacecraft in the To/From panels.
• If you want to be able to see your spacecraft from a greater distance, open the satellite's properties and go to the 3D Graphics > Model page. In the Detail Thresholds section, under Maximum Viewing Distance, increase the value of
Marker.
- If you are doing interplanetary analysis, you may have to zoom out really far to be able to see the orbits of the planets, which may cause your satellites to disappear.
• To change the maximum visible distance for the 3D Graphics window, open the 3D Graphics window properties and go to the Advanced page. Set the Max Visible Distance to how far you want to be able to see.
