3DView is a science tool that offers immediate 3D visualization of spacecraft position and attitude, planetary ephemerides, as well as scientific data (observations, simulations and models) representation. Orbits and attitudes are handled through SPICE kernels and related files from ESA or NASA repositories.

3DView is a versatile, lightweight and interactive tool, intended to be intuitive and easy to use.

The licence (GPLv3) is owned by CNES.

More than 100 scientific missions are included as Cluster, Rosetta, Mars-Express, Venus-Express, Cassini, Galileo, Ulysses, Voyager1-2, Stereo, ACE, Wind, Geotail, SOHO, Giotto, Themis, Interball, MAVEN, Planck, Gaïa, Solar Orbiter, Parker Solar Probe, JUICE, Bepi-Colombo, ... See the complete list here.
Supplementary missions are regularly added, as well as new functions.

3DView is connected via web-services to the AMDA and CDAWeb databases as well as to the LATMOS, FMI and SINP model databases. 3DView also enables planetary science data discovery through a dedicated EPN-TAP client, as well as a connection to the APIS database. IVOA SAMP is implemented for VOtable and CDF file exchange.

3DView is currently used by hundreds of scientists (data analysing, preparation of future missions).

For a detailed description of the 3DView capabilities, please read the user guide. Read also the paper edited in Planetary and Space Science.

3DView runs as a JAVA webstart application; it is compatible with Windows, Mac OS and Linux *

* JAVA 8+ required. See also java3D requirements and FAQ
When using multiple screens, 3D scene must be initialized in main one.