Electronics & Sensors

A long space project heritage enables SpaceTech nowadays to cover a wide range of electronic hard- and software as well as engineering services to cope with various space missions.
We design and develop laser electronics, satellite core avionics, actuator drive modules, solar array deployment electronics, Remote Terminal Units (RTU), instrument control units, power electronics as well as special sensors like space-qualified thermistors, the Coarse Earth Sun Sensor (CESS) and many more.

STI electronics in space missions

SpaceTech is responsible for the design, analysis, manufacturing and test of electronics for many space missions:

• GökTürk-2: Pyro Drive Electronics
• ICARUS Space Segment
• Satellite Core Avionics: Combination of OBC and PCDU for own small satellites
• MERLIN Frequency Reference Unit (FRU): FRU control electronics
• Grace Follow-on (LRI)
• Onboard Computer System Architecture (OBC-SA)
• IMECE: Solar Deployment Electronics

SpaceTech electronics studies

STI was elected to perform many electronics Phase A/B mission studies:

• Sentinel 5P
• DEOS
• Plato
• ICARUS
• FORMOSAT-5
• JUICE: Juice monitoring unit phase B

SpaceTech engineering consultancy support

SpaceTech offers engineering consultancy support for customers like:

• Taiwanese space agency NSPO
• Korean space agency KARI
• Mitsubishi Electronic
• German national space program AsteroidFinder

SpaceTech power system engineering

The accumulated experience and proficiency enable SpaceTech to offer consultancy and support services:

• Mission specific overall power architecture selection
• Charge and solar array regulator topology choice
• Solar array and battery technology selection
• Sizing of on-board electrical power resources (solar array, battery)
• Analysis of power system capabilities and margins
• Optimization of power system capabilities (solar array sizing, orientation, charge control algorithms)
• Procurement support for on-board electrical power equipment

SpaceTech electronics und sensors products

Laser Electronics

Low noise, high speed, utmost precision: STI's outstanding Laser Head Electronics (LHE) for space and laboratory use.

Remote Terminal Unit

SpaceTech designed the Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) to collect data from different avionic sensors and to control several avionic actuators.

Satellite Core Avionics

SpaceTech's Satellite Core Avionics is a powerful centralized solution for small, 3-axis controlled satellites.

Actuator Drive Units

SpaceTech manufactures high reliable, compact and cold redundant electronics to trigger such actuators like thermal knifes or non-explosive actuators (NEA).

CESS

SpaceTech offers a thermo-optical passive sensor that provides spacecraft orientation at any time: Coarse Earth and Sun Sensor (CESS).

Thermistors

SpaceTech designs an industry standard PT1000 thermistor tailored to the special requirements of space flight missions.