What data formats are supported for importing data into STK?

Wow, what a difficult questions! I say this because STK has many data imputs, also with the API, essentailly ANY DATA can be loaded to STK.  Additionally with STK Enterprise, there is a feature called TETK, which provides a very powerful data ingestion for Testing and Evaluation data. For example it can be used to ingest strain gauge values for every second for every strain gauge on an aircraft for the entire route.  Extremely powerful.  

Let me take a stab at the common types, but this is not an fully comprehensive list.  STK supports a variety of data formats for importing data. Here’s a list along with a brief explanation of each type:

Trajectory and Attitude Data.

1. .e (Ephemeris File)
   • These files contain time-ordered position and velocity data for an object. They are used to define the trajectory of satellites, aircraft, and other moving objects.
2. .a (Attitude File)
   • Attitude files provide orientation data for an object over time. They include information about the object's orientation in space, which is crucial for accurate modeling and simulation.
3. .tle (Two-Line Element Set)
   • TLE files are used to describe the orbital elements of Earth-orbiting objects. They are commonly used for satellites and are formatted in a specific two-line format.
4. .opm (Orbit Parameter Message)
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   • OPM files contain orbit parameters for a satellite. They are used to define the initial state and propagation parameters for satellite orbits.
6. .omm (Orbit Mean-Elements Message)
   • OMM files provide mean orbital elements for satellites. They are used for long-term orbit propagation and analysis.
7. .lla (Latitude, Longitude, Altitude)
   • LLA files contain geographic coordinates and are used for defining the positions of facilities, places, and targets.
     

Terrain and Imagery Data

1. .pdttx (AGI Proprietary Format)
   • PDTTX files are used for 3D and 2D graphics windows in STK. They are optimized for speed and streaming.
2. .jp2 (JPEG 2000)
3. JP2 files are non-proprietary image formats used for 3D and 2D graphics windows. They are useful for high-resolution imagery.
4. .pdtt (AGI Proprietary Format)
5. PDTT files are used specifically for 3D graphics windows and are optimized for performance in STK.

Other Data Types: 

1. .hdf5 (Hierarchical Data Format)
   • HDF5 files are used for storing large amounts of data, including complex datasets. In STK, they can be used to import volumetric data, such as temperature or pressure data over a 3D space.

I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any more questions.