Auriga™
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Compact, off-the-shelf star tracker
A readily available star tracker with 200 units in stock and a procurement lead time of less than two weeks. Auriga™ delivers high performance at a competitive price.
Assembled, integrated and tested in Englewood, Colorado
A clean room for Auriga™ star tracker in Englewood includes assembly, integration, and testing.
Flight-proven since 2019
With more than 1,500 units launched and over 30 million hours in operation, Auriga™ boasts a 100% mission success rate.
Designed for constellations & New Space projects
Auriga™ is a compact, lightweight, low-power star tracker that combines robustness with outstanding performance.
Optical Head, Baffle & Electronic Unit
Baffle options are available with either a 35° or 26° sun-exclusion angle. The system can be used in a stand-alone version, with an electronic unit (EU) capable of controlling up to three optical heads (OHs), or in a centralized processing version.
Main features
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Auriga™ - centralized version
Star tracker's optical head with software hosted on the spacecraft's onboard computer.
- Software is provided as a library compatible with the satellite's onboard computer (OBC)
- Optical heads are connected to the satellite's OBC via a SpaceWire interface with power supply
- Software operating frequency up to 10 Hz
Options
Testing facilities and support
Auriga™ is assembled, integrated and tested in Englewood, Colorado. Sodern provides a full set of Ground Support Equipment to enable the integration and validation of Auriga™:
- Auriga engineering model (optical head and electronic unit)
- Star tracker numerical performance model
- Auriga™ A-DEOS: dynamic optical stimulator for AOCS/STR system Functional Tests. HW in the Loop
- Auriga™ STOS: static optical stimulator
- EGSE for stand alone star tracker testing
Technical support
Any questions about Star Trackers use or performance? Our experts are here to help! We offer several technical support options:
- Standard remote support packages
- Training with our experts to become knowledgeable in our star tracker and GSEs, at Sodern site or at customer site
- Mission-specific Radiation and Performance assessments (radiation, temperature, altitude, lifetime...)
Other Ranges
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