The VST-68M from VECTRONIC Aerospace GmbH is a Star Tracker designed with core element of the sensor’s processing electronics is a 1024 x 1024 pixel rad-hard CMOS sensor. It has an accuracy of 5-30 arcsec and a maximum update rate of 5 Hz. This star tracker has a field of view of 14 x 14 inches and an acquisition time of 1 s. It supports CAN and asynchronous SCI’s with a band rate up to 1 Mbit. It requires a supply voltage of 9-14 V and has a power consumption of 3 W. The star tracker has a mass of 0.47 kg and measures 60 x 60 x 138 mm. It is ideally suited for small satellite applications with the technical capabilities and radiation tolerance suitable for LEO, GEO and even for interplanetary missions.
