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Welcome to Tudat Space!
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The TU Delft Astrodynamics Toolbox (Tudat) is a powerful set of libraries that support astrodynamics and space research.
Such framework can be used for a wide variety of purposes, ranging from the study of reentry dynamic to interplanetary
missions. The core functionality of Tudat is implemented in C++ and exposed to Python using an interface called Tudat(Py).
Tudat and Tudat(Py) are entirely open-source and disseminated using conda packages.

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        Getting started
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        Launch your mission with Tudat(Py) using the Quickstart guide and installation instructions.
        The Getting Started section also contains some example applications to see TudatPy in action and a primer on related coding tools.

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        Examples
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        Have a look at our examples to see TudatPy in action.
        The examples showcase the propagation, estimation, mission design and optimization capabilities of TudatPy.
        They are available in various forms.

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        User guide
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        Our user guide provides in-depth information on the functionalities and concepts of Tudat(Py).
        This also includes the mathematical description of the models implemented in Tudat(Py).

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        API reference
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        The API reference provides the documentation of the functionality exposed in the Python interface.

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Want to contribute?
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Tudat(Py) is an open-source project and open to contributions from anyone! If you would like to contribute to Tudat, have a look at the :ref:`contributer guide <contribute_to_tudat>`.

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Contact us!
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If you have any questions or need help, feel free to reach out on our `Github discussion forum <https://github.com/orgs/tudat-team/discussions>`_.