Micro Star Sensor
Pyxis Space
The Pyxis Space Micro Star Sensor is a high-accuracy, compact star tracker designed for demanding nanosatellite and microsatellite missions requiring superior pointing precision. With better than 0.02° accuracy on all axes — a 2.5× improvement over the Nano Star Sensor — it serves applications like Earth observation, optical communication, scientific instruments, and inter-satellite link pointing […]
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- Largest dimension
- 100 mm
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As published by the supplier
- Dimensions
- <Ø70 mm × 100 mm
- Pointing accuracy
- <0.02° on all axes
- Data rate
- Up to 4 Hz
- Stray light protection
- Enhanced
- Price
- €35,000
- Target platform
- Nanosatellite / microsatellite
About
The Pyxis Space Micro Star Sensor is a high-accuracy, compact star tracker designed for demanding nanosatellite and microsatellite missions requiring superior pointing precision. With better than 0.02° accuracy on all axes — a 2.5× improvement over the Nano Star Sensor — it serves applications like Earth observation, optical communication, scientific instruments, and inter-satellite link pointing where tight attitude knowledge is mandatory. The sensor features enhanced stray light protection to maintain performance even with bright sources in its field of regard, and delivers attitude updates at up to 4 Hz, supporting dynamic missions requiring frequent attitude corrections. Housed in a compact sub-70 mm diameter × 100 mm cylindrical form factor, it fits standard nanosatellite mounting interfaces. Priced at €35,000, the Micro Star Sensor represents a professional-grade solution bridging the gap between CubeSat star trackers and traditional spacecraft-class sensors.
Documentation
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