AOCS/GNC Sensors
A range of Airbus attitude and orbit control sensors comprising Astrix fibre-optic gyroscopes, Jena-Optronik star sensors, and BASS bi-axis sun sensors for satellite and spacecraft guidance, navigation and control.
Typed specifications39 values
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- Gyro range
- 60 °/s min · measurement range (full performance), qualified · datasheet p.2 60 °/s min · qualified (higher speed on demand)
- Mass
- 1 400 g datasheet p.2
- Bias instability
- 0.02 °/h over 1 h (steady temperature) · datasheet p.2 0.2 °/h bias stability end of life (all effects included) | 0.2 °/h end of life (all effects included) | 0.02 °/h max · bias stability over 1 h (steady temperature)
- Envelope (L×W×H)
- 100 x 100 x 100 mm datasheet p.2
- Angle random walk
- 0.003 °/√h high performance design · datasheet p.2 0.005 °/√h standard performance design | 0.005 °/√h max · standard performance design
- Supply voltage
- 20 V min · datasheet p.2 52 V max | 20–52 V power bus
- Power consumption
- 7 W datasheet p.2
- Data interface
- RS-422 datasheet p.2 RS-422 2x RS422 / RS485 full duplex | RS-485 | RS-485 2x RS422 / RS485 full duplex
- Operating temperature
- -20 °C min · datasheet p.2 65 °C max | -20–65 °C operating
- Radiation tolerance (TID)
- 25 krad at component level · datasheet p.2 25 krad min · at component level
- Design lifetime
- 15 years max · datasheet p.2 15 years max · up to 15 years
- Unit type
- gyroscope (rate sensor) 3-axis Fiber-Optic Gyroscope · datasheet p.1
- Gyro technology
- FOG datasheet p.1
- Axes
- 3 3-axis · datasheet p.1
- Random vibration
- 20 g RMS random · datasheet p.2
- Satellite class
- large >500 kg datasheet p.1 GEO compatible with geostationary orbits including electrical orb… | GEO | smallsat 100-500 kg
- Missions flown
- 40 datasheet p.2
- Shock qualification
- 2 000 g from 1 000 Hz to 10 kHz · datasheet p.2
- Scale factor error
- 200 ppm max · scale factor linearity @ 3 sigma · datasheet p.2 200 ppm max · scale factor stability after launch @ 3 sigma (all effects in…
- Start-up time
- 1 s max · start-up and access to relevant data · datasheet p.2
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- Astrix bias stability
- as low as 0.0005°/h
- Astrix mission lifetime
- exceeding 15 years
- Bass field of view
- ±90°
- Bass mass
- low mass
- Bass thermal resistance
- high thermal resistance
- Bass applications
- LEO, GEO, and interplanetary missions
- Star sensors applications
- Earth observation to deep space exploration
About
Airbus offers a comprehensive range of sensors designed to ensure precision, reliability, and performance across diverse space missions for attitude and orbit control (AOCS) and guidance, navigation and control (GNC) applications. The range includes the Astrix series of fibre-optic gyroscopes (FOG), which provide unmatched inertial measurement accuracy, with bias stability as low as 0.0005°/h and mission lifetimes exceeding 15 years. Jena-Optronik star sensors, also part of the range, provide precise attitude control for applications spanning Earth observation to deep space exploration, ensuring robust performance under harsh space conditions. Complementing these, the BASS (Bi-Axis Sun Sensors) deliver dependable sun detection with a ±90° field of view, low mass, and high thermal resistance, making them suitable for LEO, GEO, and interplanetary missions. Datasheets are available for individual Astrix variants (Astrix NS, Astrix 200, Astrix 120, Astrix 1090) and BASS.
Documentation
- Datasheet_SpE_Astrix_NS_2023.pdf PDF source: airbus.web.factory.eu.airbus.com ↗
- Datasheet_SpE_ASTRIX200_2022.pdf PDF source: airbus.web.factory.eu.airbus.com ↗
- Datasheet_SpE_ASTRIX120_2022.pdf PDF source: airbus.web.factory.eu.airbus.com ↗
- Datasheet_SpE_ASTRIX1090_2022.pdf PDF source: airbus.web.factory.eu.airbus.com ↗
- Datasheet_SpE_BASS_2022.pdf PDF source: airbus.web.factory.eu.airbus.com ↗
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