Java Astrodynamics Toolkit

{{Short description|Library of components for use in spaceflight software}}

{{Infobox software

| name = Java Astrodynamics Toolkit (JAT)

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| developer = [http://www.utexas.edu/ The University of Texas at Austin]

| genre = Numerical computing

| latest_release_version = 1.3

| latest_release_date = January 2002

| operating_system = Windows, Unix

| license = Apache License 2.0{{cite web | url=http://jat.sourceforge.net/?q=node/35 | title=Licenses | jat.sourceforge.net | date=2 February 2013 }}

| website = {{URL|http://jat.sourceforge.net/}}

}}

The Java Astrodynamics Toolkit (JAT) is an open-source library of software components for use in spaceflight applications written in Java or Matlab. It provides features useful when solving problems in astrodynamics, space mission design, and the navigation, guidance and control of spacecraft.{{Cite web |url=http://aaaprod.gsfc.nasa.gov/TEAS/JAT.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2008-01-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090320121708/http://aaaprod.gsfc.nasa.gov/teas/JAT.pdf |archive-date=2009-03-20 |url-status=dead }}

The software, used by NASA, is a major collaboration by the University of Texas Computer Science department for use by professional computer astronomers. As of 2008 it was one of the most advanced astronomical toolkits available.