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Key highlights

The Terma T3 Star Tracker is a highly compact device offering precise tracking capabilities and outstanding thermal stability, making it highly suited to smaller microsatellites with lifetimes in excess of 5 years.

This device is a streamlined variant of the T1 Star Tracker, featuring a reduced-size optical system and a computer processing unit constructed from highly dependable Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) components.

The T3 Star Tracker includes an integrated processing unit that houses the star catalog and software algorithms essential for autonomous attitude determination and tracking.

 

Key features

High accuracy
Highly compact design with build in processing unit
Radiation-hardened aspherical optics
Built-in baffle with outstanding straylight attenuation
Excellent thermal stability
Mass 350 g
Survival Temperature (qualification limits) -35 °C to +70 °C

Flight heritage

With 25 years of experience in satellite star tracker technology, Terma has emerged as a pioneer in delivering reliable equipment. Our star trackers are known for their precision in navigational data, establishing them as trusted and essential tools in the space industry. 

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Last updated: 2025-08-19

T3 Star Tracker for microsatellite

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Image of Terma - T3 Star Tracker for microsatellite on the satsearch marketplace

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Technical specs

field of view accuracy
2.1 arcsec (Spatial Error (FOV) 3σ)
survival temperature
-40 to 70 C
operating temperature
-40 to 30 C
height
100 mm
width
60 mm
length
60 mm
mass
350 g
data interface
RS422
CAN
power supply
5 to 12 V
power consumption
2 W
lifetime
> 5 yr
field of view
20 deg
sun exclusion angle
37.5 deg
time to first acquisition
10 s
slew rate
< 0.3 deg s^-1
update rate
< 5 Hz

Export

  • Click here to add the Terma - T3 Star Tracker for microsatellite to the Valispace engineering tool from satsearch
  • Click here to add the Terma - T3 Star Tracker for microsatellite to Lynapse Studio by Spacebackend
  • Click here to add the Terma - T3 Star Tracker for microsatellite to 360 by IENAI

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