Sun Sensors — Space Hardware Marketplace

nanoSSOC-D60 Digital Fine Sun Sensor

• FOV120x120 degrees
• Accuracy<0.5 degrees 1sigma
• InterfaceSPI/UART

Two-axis digital fine sun sensor for nanosatellites with MEMS technology and SPI/UART interface.

ST200 Star Tracker

• InterfaceUART or RS422
• Supply3.7-5V DC
• Dimensions30x30x39 mm (with baffle: 50x50x83 mm)

One of the world's smallest fully autonomous star trackers — 10 arcsec pitch/yaw accuracy, 5Hz update rate, 100+…

NOVA and SUPERNOVA Star Trackers

• ConfigurationsLow-cost and high-accuracy options
• AccessoriesBaffle available (stray-light rejection)

Low-cost, high-accuracy star trackers with optional baffle for stray-light rejection — NOVA and SUPERNOVA configurations for smallsat attitude…

Star Tracker

• Field of view10°x10°
• Update rate5 Hz
• Dimensions95x85x85 mm

Compact radiation-tolerant star tracker for micro/small satellites — ~16 arcsecond pointing accuracy, star detection to magnitude 6, 325g…

CHAKSU — AI-Enhanced Satellite Tracking Sensor Unit

• FunctionReal-time tracking, AI-enhanced navigation
• IntegrationGuides RIG and VEDA docking operations

Real-time tracking and AI-enhanced navigation sensor guiding docking operations — precise eyes-in-the-sky for satellite servicing missions.

Swan GEO Sun Sensor

• Target orbitGeostationary (GEO)
• Key featureHigh dynamic range for GEO illumination conditions
• ApplicationsGEO attitude determination, momentum management, eclipse transitions

High-dynamic-range sun sensor specifically optimized for GEO operations — wide operating range handling full GEO illumination conditions without…

Osprey Earth Sensor

• Sensor typeEarth/nadir sensor
• OutputNadir direction vector
• ApplicationsNadir-pointing, Earth observation, ADCS complement

Nadir/earth sensor for CubeSats and small satellites — provides Earth-pointing reference for attitude determination, compact and low-power.

Eagle Plus Sun Sensor

• Accuracy0.0015°
• Mass12 g
• Supply voltage3.3 V

Ultra-high-accuracy CubeSat sun sensor — 0.0015° precision, 12g, I2C/SPI digital output, ideal for precision pointing missions.

Eagle Sun Sensor

• Accuracy0.09°
• Field of view±60°
• Mass12 g

Fine sun sensor for CubeSats and small satellites — 0.09° accuracy, ±60° FOV, 12g, 3.3V supply, digital I2C/SPI…

AQUILA Sun Sensors

• ModelsAQUILA-A05, AQUILA-H02
• ArchitectureDigital (albedo-immune)
• Units delivered> 1,000

Miniature digital sun sensors for spacecraft attitude determination — albedo-immune, full-sky coverage with 4 units, >1,000 delivered, 5+…

Redwire Sun Sensor Stimulator System

Ground test stimulator system using infrared LEDs to optically verify sun sensor functionality, sun angles, and flight harnesses.

Redwire Coarse Sun Sensor – Cosine Type

Small, lightweight single-detector sun sensor with cosine-symmetric field of view for solar-array pointing and sun acquisition.

Redwire Coarse Sun Sensor – Pyramid

2-axis, 4-detector pyramid-configuration coarse sun sensor for solar array pointing and sun acquisition.

GomSpace NanoSense FSS

• Dimensions22 x 11 x 5 mm
• Mass2.2 g
• Digital InterfaceI2C

Ultra-compact, low power vector sun sensor with I2C interface for CubeSats.

BASS Bi-Axis Sun Sensor

Compact coarse bi-axis sun sensor from Airbus with wide field of view and extensive in-orbit heritage.

Cosine Sun Sensor Redundant (COSS-R)

• Angular ResponseCosine
• RedundancySelf-redundant

Self-redundant cosine-response sun sensor delivering reliable wide-angle solar position data for safe-mode operations.

Mini Fine Sun Sensor (Mini-FSS)

• Detector TypeAnalogue quadrant detector
• Axes2
• Form FactorCompact / lightweight

Compact, lightweight version of the Fine Sun Sensor for small satellites and CubeSats requiring precise sun-vector data.

Fine Sun Sensor (FSS)

• Detector TypeAnalogue quadrant detector
• Axes2
• Output4 quadrant voltages + sun presence voltage

Analogue quadrant-detector sun sensor providing precise two-axis solar aspect angle for yaw steering and earth-pointing missions.