STK Training
Level 1 - Beginner
Series of getting started lessons.
- Customizable step-by-step instructions
- Online video guidance
- 10-15 minutes to complete each lesson
- STK Pro license
Level 2 - Advanced
Series of lessons for STK's advanced capabilities.
- Customizable step-by-step instructions
- Online video guidance
- 30-45 minutes to complete each lesson
- Paid licensing required
Level 3 - Focused
Lessons on specific topics.
- Feature-specific - learn STK features and workflows
- Problem-specific - solve real-world problems
- Programming - customize, automate, and extend STK
Whether you are new to STK or you are already an expert, STK comes with a variety of self-paced tutorials to advance your skills. Scroll through the tables below or search - using the "Training and Tutorials" filter in the search bar - to find specific tutorials (e.g. Communications).
Installing the correct software and licenses
To complete these lessons, you will need the correct STK capabilities and licenses installed on your machine. Each lesson lists which capability install and license is required to complete it.
You can download the required software from the Software Downloads page. If you have trouble installing STK, follow this helpful instructional guide on How to Install STK.
You can launch the License Viewer to determine which product licenses are installed on your system. Extend the Help menu in STK and select License Viewer. Your available licenses will be listed in the viewer, and you will know if you have the correct licenses required to complete the lesson. You can find more information on the License Viewer and installed product licenses on the License Viewer Help page. If you require a license, you can download an evaluation license from https://licensing.agi.com/stk/. If you are unable to download a license or have further questions, contact customer support at www.agi.com/support.
Level 1 - Beginner
The Level 1 - Beginner training is a series of tutorials designed to get you started using STK.
Once you have completed these tutorials, you will be ready to take the free Level 1 STK Certification test! Visit www.agi.com/training-and-certification#cert/.
Tutorial | Capabilities | Required License | Required Install |
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Lesson One: Build Scenarios (Design Reference Missions (DRM)) | STK Pro | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Lesson Two: Objects and Properties | STK Pro | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Lesson Three: Access Report and Graphs | STK Pro | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Lesson Four: Movies and Visual Data Files | STK Pro | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Lesson Five: Introduction to Connect | STK Pro | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Level 2 - Advanced
The Level 2 - Advanced Training is a series of tutorials designed to take a user through STK's advanced capabilities.
Once you have completed these tutorials, you will be ready to take the level 2 STK Master Certification test! Visit
Optional third-party programs
Several of the tutorials use MATLAB, Python, and/or Excel. While not required to complete the tutorials, these programs are very useful to have when using STK. If you do not have these programs, you can open example files in a text editor to view the syntax.
Tutorial | Capabilities | Required License | Required Install |
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Introduction to the Pro Capabilities | STK Pro | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Customize Analysis with Analysis Workbench | STK Pro, Analysis Workbench | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Compute Coverage Over Regions | STK Pro, Coverage | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Introduction to AzEl Mask Tool and Volumetrics | STK Pro, Analysis Workbench, Coverage | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Perform Trade Studies with Analyzer | STK Pro, Analyzer | STK Premium (Air or Space) or STK Enterprise | STK Pro + STK Premium |
Introduction to Communications | STK Pro, Communications | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Introduction to Radar | STK Pro, Radar, Coverage | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Integrating STK with MATLAB | STK Pro, Integration | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Integrating STK with Python | STK Pro, Integration | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Integrating STK with Excel | STK Pro, Integration | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Model Aircraft Missions with Aviator | STK Pro, Aviator | STK Premium (Air) or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Introduction to Advanced CAT Tool | STK Pro, CAT | STK Premium (Space) or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Design Trajectories with Astrogator | STK Pro, Astrogator | STK Premium (Space) or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Ground-based SSA with EOIR | STK Pro, EOIR, SatPro | STK Premium (Space) or STK Enterprise | STK Pro + STK Premium |
Level 3 - Focused tutorials
- Feature-specific: designed to take the user through some of the more robust features of STK.
- Problem-specific: designed to use a variety of STK capabilities and features to solve a specific problem.
- Programming: wide variety of tutorials to automate, customize, and extend STK.
If you are level 2 Master Certified, you will be ready to take the level 3 STK Grand Master Certification test! Visit www.agi.com/training-and-certification#cert/ (free for U.S. and Canada). The level 3 STK Grand Master Certification contains seven individual tracks that cover STK's specialized capabilities, focusing on different application areas. Upon registration for a level 3 Grand Master Certification track, you will receive an email confirmation with an attachment for a 14 day demo license. This license provides you access to all the capabilities needed to complete the track. Once you pass at least four tracks, you will become an STK Grand Master.
Feature-specific tutorials
The Feature-specific tutorials are designed to take you through some of the more robust features of STK.
Tutorial | Capabilities | Required License | Required Install |
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Digital Mission Engineering (DME) | |||
Constellation Design and Coverage | STK Pro, SatPro, Analyzer, Optimizer, Coverage | STK Premium (Space) or STK Enterprise | STK Pro + STK Premium |
Hypersonics and EOIR | STK Pro, Aviator, Aviator Pro, EOIR | STK Premium (Air) or STK Enterprise | STK Pro + STK Premium |
Comm Analysis and Antenna Patterns, Events, and Time Components | STK Pro, SatPro, Comm, Analysis Workbench, Aviator, Aviator Pro, EOIR | STK Premium (Air and Space) or STK Enterprise | STK Pro + STK Premium |
STK Pro | |||
Taking Pictures in STK | STK Pro | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Making Movies and Working with STK Models | STK Pro | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Using Globe Manager in STK | STK Pro | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Using External Terrain Data | STK Pro | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Using Chains and Constellations | STK Pro | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Using the STK AzEl Mask Tool | STK Pro | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Working with Multitrack Objects | STK Pro | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Lessons grouped by STK capability
These lessons cover either aspects of specific STK capabilities or examples of how two or more capabilities can work together.
Tutorial | Capabilities | Required License | Required Install |
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Analysis Workbench | |||
Using the Calculation Tool | STK Pro, Analysis Workbench | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Using the Time Tool | STK Pro, Analysis Workbench | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Working with Vectors in the Vector Geometry Tool | STK Pro, Analysis Workbench | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Determine a Global Positioning System Satellite Eclipse Period | STK Pro, Analysis Workbench | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Importing External Data Files Into STK | STK Pro, Analysis Workbench | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Analyzer | |||
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STK Pro, Analyzer | STK Premium (Air or Space) or STK Enterprise | STK Pro + STK Premium |
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STK Pro, Analyzer, Radar | STK Premium (Air or Space) or STK Enterprise | STK Pro + STK Premium |
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STK Pro, Analyzer, Coverage, Optimizer | STK Premium (Air or Space) or STK Enterprise | STK Pro + STK Premium |
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STK Pro, Analyzer, Communications, Coverage | STK Premium (Air or Space) or STK Enterprise | STK Pro + STK Premium |
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STK Pro, Analyzer, Communications, Coverage | STK Premium (Air or Space) or STK Enterprise | STK Pro + STK Premium |
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STK Pro, Analyzer, Astrogator | STK Premium (Space) or STK Enterprise | STK Pro + STK Premium |
Performing Aircraft Mission Planning Using Analyzer | STK Pro, Analyzer, Aviator | STK Premium (Air) or STK Enterprise | STK Pro + STK Premium |
Analyzer and the Multifunction Radar Object | STK Pro, Radar, Analyzer | STK Premium (Air or Space) or STK Enterprise | STK Pro + STK Premium |
Satellite Constellation Design with Analyzer | STK Pro, Coverage, SatPro, Analyzer | STK Premium (Space) or STK Enterprise | STK Pro + STK Premium |
Coverage Trade Study in Mountainous Terrain | STK Pro, Coverage, Analyzer | STK Premium (Air or Space) or STK Enterprise | STK Pro + STK Premium |
Astrogator | |||
Hohmann Transfer | STK Pro, Astrogator | STK Premium (Space) or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Hohmann Transfer Using Targeter | STK Pro, Astrogator | STK Premium (Space) or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Fast Transfer Using Targeter | STK Pro, Astrogator | STK Premium (Space) or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Inclination Change Using Targeter | STK Pro, Astrogator | STK Premium (Space) or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Moon Mission Using B-Plane Targeting | STK Pro, Astrogator | STK Premium (Space) or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Mars Probe | STK Pro, Astrogator | STK Premium (Space) or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Astrogator LEO Rendezvous and Proximity Operations | STK Pro, Astrogator | STK Premium (Space) or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (RPO) Setup | STK Pro, Astrogator, Analysis Workbench | STK Premium (Space) or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Set an Initial Guess with the Astrogator Scripting Tool | STK Pro, Astrogator | STK Premium (Space) or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Trajectory Design with SNOPT Optimizer | STK Pro, Astrogator | SNOPT + STK Premium (Space) or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Introduction to Autosequences | STK Pro, Astrogator | STK Premium (Space) or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Spiral to GEO Using an Optimal Finite Maneuver | STK Pro, Astrogator, Analysis Workbench | SNOPT + STK Premium (Space) or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Maintaining GEO Slot | STK Pro, Astrogator | STK Premium (Space) or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Mission to Sun-Earth L1 | STK Pro, Astrogator, Analysis Workbench | STK Premium (Space) or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Circular Restricted Three-body Problem (CR3BP) Configuration | STK Pro, Astrogator, Analysis Workbench | STK Premium (Space) or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Astrogator Lambert Profile LEO to GEO | STK Pro, Astrogator | STK Premium (Space) or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
State Transition Matrix (STM) Primer | STK Pro, Astrogator, Analysis Workbench | STK Premium (Space) or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Finite Maneuvers with Astrogator | STK Pro, Astrogator, Analysis Workbench | STK Premium (Space) or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Aviator | |||
Aviator | STK Pro, Aviator | STK Premium (Air) or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Formation Flyer and Aircraft Refueling with Aviator | STK Pro, Aviator | STK Premium (Air) or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Communications/Radar (Comm) | |||
Communications Part 1: Introduction to STK Communications | STK Pro, Communications | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Communications Part 2: Introduction to RF Environment, System Noise Temperature and Terrain | STK Pro, Communications | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Communications Part 3: Introduction to Analyzing Digital and Analog Transponders | STK Pro, Communications | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Communications Part 4: Introduction to the Terrain Integrated Rough Earth Model (TIREM) | STK Pro, TIREM, Communications | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Communications Part 5: Introduction to Modeling Propagation Loss in an Urban Environment | STK Pro, Communications, Coverage, UProp | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Introduction to STK Radar | STK Pro, Communications | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Ansys HFSS and STK for Communications and Radar Analysis | STK Pro, Communications, Radar | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Introduction to Communications Graphics | STK Pro, Communications | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Using Communication Constraints to Design Communication Links | STK Pro, Communications | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Introduction to Radio-Frequency Interference Analysis | STK Pro, Communications | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Using CommSystem Object Link Definitions | STK Pro, Communications, SatPro | STK Premium (Space) or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Evaluate Laser Communication Links | STK Pro, Communications | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Introduction to Multifunction Radar | STK Pro, Radar | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Introduction to Synthetic Aperture Radar | STK Pro, Radar, Coverage | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Using the Scalable Network Modeling Interface to Analyze Communications Network Performance | STK Pro, Communications | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Coverage | |||
Using Coverage | STK Pro, Coverage | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Attitude Coverage | STK Pro, Coverage | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Using Chains with Coverage | STK Pro, Coverage | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Coverage Over the Satellite Graveyard | STK Pro, Coverage | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
EOIR | |||
LEO to GEO Space Surveillance with EOIR | STK Pro, EOIR | STK Premium (Air or Space) or STK Enterprise | STK Pro + STK Premium |
Cloud Modeling with EOIR | STK Pro, EOIR | STK Premium (Air or Space) or STK Enterprise | STK Pro + STK Premium |
Wildfire Imaging with EOIR | STK Pro, EOIR | STK Premium (Air or Space) or STK Enterprise | STK Pro + STK Premium |
Sensor Calibration and Ground Imaging with EOIR | STK Pro, EOIR | STK Premium (Air or Space) or STK Enterprise | STK Pro + STK Premium |
Integration | |||
Using Python Plugin Points | STK Pro, Analysis Workbench, Integration |
STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise |
STK Pro |
SatPro | |||
Basic Satellite Design in STK Using SatPro | STK Pro, SatPro | STK Premium (Space) or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Large Constellation Coverage and Conjunction Consideration | STK Pro, SatPro, Coverage, CAT, Communications | STK Premium (Space) or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Scheduler | |||
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STK Pro, Scheduler |
Scheduler + any of STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise |
STK Pro + STK Scheduler |
Enterprise Data Services (SEDS) | |||
Using the SDF to Store, Collaborate, and Share Your Work | STK Pro | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Space Environment Effects Tool (SEET) | |||
Determine Magnetic Conjugacy with SEET | STK Pro, SEET | STK Premium (Space) or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Particle Impacts with SEET | STK Pro, SEET | STK Premium (Space) or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Radiation Environment with SEET | STK Pro, SEET, Coverage | STK Premium (Space) or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Radiation Environment GCR and SEP | STK Pro, SEET | STK Premium (Space) or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Ionizing Radiation from the South Atlantic Anomaly (SSA) Using SEET | STK Pro, SEET | STK Premium (Space) or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Mean Satellite Temperature Using SEET | STK Pro, SEET | STK Premium (Space) or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
SOLIS | |||
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STK Pro, SOLIS | SOLIS + any of STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro + SOLIS |
Volumetric | |||
Using the Spatial Analysis Tool with the Volumetric Object | STK Pro, Analysis Workbench, Coverage |
STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise |
STK Pro |
Using MATLAB to Convert CSV to HDF5 | STK Pro, Analysis Workbench, Coverage |
STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise |
STK Pro |
Using External Volumetric Data in STK | STK Pro, Analysis Workbench, Coverage |
STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise |
STK Pro |
Problem-specific Tutorials
The Problem-specific tutorials are designed to use a variety of STK capabilities and features to solve a specific problem.
Tutorial | Capabilities | Required License | Required Install |
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Basic Satellite Scenario Design in STK | STK Pro | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Introduction to STK | STK Pro | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Sensor Design in STK | STK Pro | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Drive STK with Connect Commands and Excel | STK Pro | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Modeling Near-real-time Relays in STK | STK Pro | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Satellite Collection Object: How to Use External Files | STK Pro | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Satellite Collection Object: Using SP3 Files | STK Pro | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Getting Started with Coverage | STK Pro, Coverage | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Modeling GPS Position Accuracy Using Coverage | STK Pro, Coverage | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Position Accuracy in Mountainous Terrain | STK Pro, Coverage | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Create a Multihop Communication Link | STK Pro, Communications | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
STK Radio Frequency (RF) Spectrum Filters | STK Pro, Communications | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Electromagnetic Spectrum Analysis | STK Pro, SatPro, Communications | STK Premium Space or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Carrier to Noise Ratio in the LEO, MEO, and GEO Zones | STK Pro, Analysis Workbench, Aviator, Communications, Coverage, SatPro, Volumetrics | STK Premium (Air and Space) or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
GPS Reception and Interference | STK Pro, Communications, Aviator, TIREM | STK Premium Air or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Radar Tracking and Jamming | STK Pro, Aviator, TIREM, Radar | STK Premium Air or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Aviator VTOL and Terrain Following | STK Pro, Aviator | STK Premium Air or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Measuring Power Generation of Solar Panels on a Satellite | STK Pro, SatPro | STK Premium Space or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Introduction to Satellite Maneuver Planning with Astrogator | STK Pro, Astrogator | STK Premium Space or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Will Terrain Obstruct My Ability to Detect a Low-flying Airborne Platform? | STK Pro | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Will My RF Receiver Experience Interference During a Range Test Flight? | STK Pro, Communications, Radar | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Quadcopter Design and Performance Analysis Over Terrain | STK Pro, Aviator Pro, Communications, TIREM | STK Premium Air or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Analyzing Potential Satellite Conjunctions | STK Pro, CAT | STK Premium Space or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Assessing the Threat of a Collision Using the Advanced CAT Tool | STK Pro, CAT | STK Premium Space or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |
Evaluate HF Communication Links | STK Pro, Communications, Coverage | STK Pro, STK Premium (Air or Space), or STK Enterprise | STK Pro |