Gen1: CubeStar

Vendor profile

Overview

CubeStar is a miniature, low-power, medium-accuracy star tracker for CubeSat and small satellites. The low power is achieved by lowering the update rate to 1 Hz, using a wide field-of-view lens, and designing power-efficient electronics. CubeStar outputs inertially referenced attitude quaternions or matched vector pairs for use in an external ADCS application.

The main features of CubeStar include:
• Low power – less than 142Mw average power
• Wide FOV lens – 99% sky coverage
• Low mass – less than 60g
• Simple design with 4 mounting holes

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Overview

Name: Gen1: CubeStar
Vendor: CubeSpace
Subsystem: ACDS Subsystem
Component Type: Star Tracker
Form Factor: SmallSat
Heritage: Yes
Average Cost: $15,390 USD
Fiscal Year: 2023
Average Lead Time: 5 months

Vendor Details

Name: CubeSpace
Website: https://www.cubespace.co.za/
Founded: 2014
Summary: CubeSpace is an aerospace company that specializes in small satellite Attitude Determination and Control Systems (ADCS). The company offers modular, low-power ADCS components designed to have higher performance. The components are designed to be compatible with almost all commercially available CubeSat suppliers. CubeSpace supports each customer to evaluate their ADCS needs, choose the correct hardware solution, and tailor this solution to correctly integrate into their satellite. The services offered are personalized, and the company helps customers to find the balance between powerful ADCS performance and reliable operations. The 480m2 facility is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment such as 160m2 clean room space with an 8-meter-long dark optics calibration room, humidity-controlled thermal chamber, Helmholtz coil, ⌀900 mm x 1300 mm thermal vacuum chamber, 8kN vibration shaker, auto-winding machine, wheel balancing machine, and high accuracy 3-axis rotation stages. The CubeSpace team consists of highly qualified aerospace technicians with IPC class 3 training, and engineers specializing in control system research and development. The company has delivered more than 2200 ADCS components to 140 clients for approximately 240 satellites.