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Analytics Products

Satcat analytics products provide critical visualizations for operators conducting Go / No Go assessments, maneuver planning, and event analysis. Products include interactive trend plots, input sensitivity tools, and conjunction geometry visualizations.

Event Page Analytics​

The 2D Plots section at the bottom of each Conjunction Event page offers selectable and side-by-side plots for analyzing CDM-derived metrics over time.

The latest trend data is highlighted with delta changes from the previous CDM, helping operators identify emerging risk trends.

The following time-series plots are available:

  • Probability of Collision (Pc)
  • Mahalanobis Distance
  • Delta TCA - time shift between CDM reports

Plots are interactive and display uncertainty bands where applicable.

Miss distance components are visualized in:

  • Total RSS (Root Sum Square of RIC components)
  • Radial
  • In-track
  • Cross-track

1σ uncertainty fills are shown as translucent regions for each component plot.

Data Sensitivity​

Two key plots visualize how risk metrics respond to variable inputs:

Dilution Region​

Illustrates Pc response to changes in covariance. When covariance is large, nominal Pc may understate actual risk. The curve plots Pc as a function of log-scaled covariance, with Maximum Pc indicated.

tip

Nominal Pc to the left of Max Pc = reliable risk estimate.
To the right = diluted risk.

HBR Sensitivity​

Shows Pc variation against combined Hard-Body Radius (HBR). Useful for evaluating assumptions when third-party CDMs use generic or inferred object sizes.

HBR Settings

HBR values can be reviewed and updated in Asset Management > Physical Attributes.

Conjunction Geometry​

These plots visualize encounter geometry:

B-plane​

Shows the encounter plane normal to the relative velocity vector. Plots primary's uncertainty ellipse relative to the secondary's position.

  • Combined HBR boundary shown
  • Pre/post-maneuver overlays available if plans exist

Encounter Plane​

Displays both RSOs and their 1σ uncertainty ellipses at TCA in encounter-frame coordinates.

Used for assessing conjunction geometry—especially in low-relative-velocity or skewed-dispersion scenarios.

3D Orbit Viewer​

Provides a visual rendering of the RSOs' motion over time:

  • View in 3D inertial or 2D ground track
  • TCA-centric playback with scrub controls
  • Covariance ellipses rendered at 1σ
  • Maneuver overlays when available

Supports better understanding of dynamic evolution and risk posture of the conjunction.

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