A simulation for analyzing the orbits and crosslink parameters of any arbitrary combination of satellites is developed and presented. Primary consideration is given to the extraction of parameters critical to the pointing, acquistion, and tracking between satellites. This simulation is general in configuration and allows for arbitrary orbital parameters for the satellites. In addition, a computationally attractive method of determining when any two arbitary satellites are visible to each other is developed.
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