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star tracker

device that senses the direction to one or multiple stars
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star tracker

Summary

star tracker ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (103 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • star tracker is a type of sensor[2].
  • star tracker is a type of space instrument[3].
  • star tracker is part of attitude control[4].
  • star tracker is used for attitude control[5].
  • star tracker's Commons category is recorded as Star trackers[6].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include sensor[2] and space instrument[3].

Use and Application

star tracker is used for attitude control[5]. It is part of attitude control[4].

Why It Matters

star tracker ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (103 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

Related Entities

Geoscience Laser Altimeter System

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). star tracker. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/star-tracker
MLA “star tracker.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/star-tracker.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_star-tracker_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{star tracker}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/star-tracker}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 14d ago · InternetArchiveBot bot · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → attitude control
    Part of → —
    Subclass of → sensor, space instrument
    Subclass of → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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