Auriga™
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Compact, off-the-shelf star tracker
A readily available star tracker with a permanent stock of 200 units and a procurement lead-time of less than two weeks. Auriga™ delivers high performance at a competitive price.
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, and low-power star tracker combining robustness with outstanding performance.
Optical Head, Baffle & Electronic Unit
Baffle options: available with a 35° or 26° sun exclusion angle. Available 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
Our products
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
CubeAuriga - Processing Unit
- CubeAuriga est un partenariat avec CubeSpace.
- L'unité centrale Auriga ne disposant pas de BUS scan, CubeAuriga permet d'interfacer jusqu'à deux têtes en spacewire au travers d'une interface CAN.
Options
Testing facilities and support
Sodern proposes a full set of Ground Support Equipment to support the integration and validation of Auriga™:
- Auriga engineering model (optical head and electronic unit) ;
- Star tracker numerical performance model ;
- AurigaTM A-DEOS: dynamic optical stimulator for AOCS/STR system Functional Tests. HW in the Loop ;
- AurigaTM STOS: static optical stimulator ;
- EGSE for stand alone testing of star tracker.
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...).
+1500 Auriga™ in orbit
Mission Blue Ghost 1
Constellation EutelSat OneWeb
Our Other Ranges
Hydra
Horus
