Quickstart

This article quickly drives a user through the key workflows in ACP. This describes how a user with limited experience can quickly orient themselves within ACP.

After establishing an ACP user account, the first task is to define a Mission. This input is used to inform later design choices and satellite operations:

If you are not prompted to set up your Mission, it is likely another member of your team has already done so. You can always edit the mission from the DESIGN dashboard if updates are required.

Next, create a Satellite based on the necessary spacecraft design requirements. During this process, you will define satellite payloads, add edge compute resources, then choose an appropriate Bus Design. Decisions need not be final before walking through this process, as a design can be modified later:

After creating a Satellite, proceed to deploy it with TrueTwin™. Create a TrueTwin instance using the “Create TrueTwin” action on the Satellite card in the DESIGN dashboard. Be sure to enable the “Quick Deploy” option, which causes ACP to automatically launch the new TrueTwin into your mission’s orbit:

At this point, you now have a fully functional TrueTwin satellite. Familiarize yourself with the Satellite Console and the Telemetry interface, and review the satellite’s orbital trajectory:

When finished, simply use the “Retire” action in the bottom right hand corner of the screen to tear down the running TrueTwin satellite.

Now that you have completed this Quickstart, you are encouraged to explore the rest of this guide and continue your journey with the Antaris Cloud Platform!