Star Tracker
HEX20
Compact radiation-tolerant star tracker for micro/small satellites — ~16 arcsecond pointing accuracy, star detection to magnitude 6, 325g mass, compatible with any third-party ADCS.
Technical specifications
- Field of view
- 10°x10°
- Update rate
- 5 Hz
- Dimensions
- 95x85x85 mm
- Star detection
- Up to magnitude 6.0
- Pointing accuracy
- ~16 arcseconds
- Sun exclusion angle
- 30°
- Interface
- RS422 & LVDS
- Mass
- 325 g
- Power
- <5 W
- Sensor
- Radiation-tolerant CMOS
- Algorithms
- QUEST & Lost-in-Space
- TRL
- 5
About
Hex20’s star tracker provides arcsecond-level pointing accuracy using onboard processing, optimized optics, autonomous operation, star detection to magnitude 6, and stray-light management, targeting challenging small-satellite orbital environments. It uses QUEST and Lost-in-Space algorithms for attitude determination and is compatible with any third-party ADCS.
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.
