SASC
Star camera
Sub-arcsecond star camera, stated at better than 1 arcsec full-lost accuracy at 10 Hz.
Source
StarSpec Technologies
SpaceAIAyr, ON
Designs and manufactures precision satellite and stratospheric-balloon hardware - sub-arcsecond star cameras, cogless reaction wheels and attitude control systems - plus InSAR and AI analytics, from its Ayr, Ontario facility.
Canadian innovation builds a brighter tomorrow.
About
Company site: starspectech.comDesigns and manufactures precision satellite and stratospheric-balloon hardware - sub-arcsecond star cameras, cogless reaction wheels and attitude control systems - plus InSAR and AI analytics, from its Ayr, Ontario facility.
Awarded $2.15M by the Canadian Space Agency in January 2024 for a 24-month on-orbit demonstration of its sub-arcsecond attitude control system on the InspireSat satellite. spaceq.ca
Its 1,500 kg SuperBIT balloon payload launched from Wanaka, New Zealand in April 2023 and achieved imaging exceeding Hubble Space Telescope performance. starspectech.com
Prime contractor for GigaBIT, a gigapixel-class balloon-borne dark matter telescope scheduled to launch from Wanaka, New Zealand in 2028. starspectech.com
Products & Services
Company site: starspectech.comProducts StarSpec Technologies publishes on its own site. Each card links to the page it was taken from.
CRW
Reaction wheel
Cogless reaction wheel supporting better than 1 arcsec pointing control.
SourceADCS
Attitude control
Sub-arcsecond attitude controller, stated as capable of better than 0.1 arcsec attitude stabilization.
SourceTARDIGRADE
Rapid space-based testing
Streamlined TVAC and radiation testing for low-TRL devices.
SourceZinAOI Mapper
InSAR mapping
On-demand sub-millimetre mapping with quick-look analysis for InSAR data over heterogeneous datasets.
SourceTLM
Operations software
Space-based operations software for on-the-fly commanding, data access and quick-look analysis.
SourceGovernment & Grants
Government support actually received. Unpublished amounts are left out.
Canadian Space Agency - on-orbit demonstration of attitude control (the $6.3M figure covers three companies; this is StarSpec's share)
People
Sourced from the company's own pages or announcements.
Javier Romualdez
Chief Executive Officer
Steven Li
Chief Technology Officer
Technology Focus
Company site: starspectech.comTerms the company uses about its own work.
Satellite manufacturingAttitude determination and controlStar camerasReaction wheelsStratospheric balloon gondolasInSAR analytics
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