Recently it became known that the Soyuz-2.1b rocket successfully launched two star sensors manufactured in Belarus into Earth orbit.
The launch vehicle was launched from the Vostochny Cosmodrome on July 25 at 08:54 Belarusian time, reports a correspondent for the online publication Belnovosti.
The rocket carried two satellites (Ionosfera-M No. 3 and No. 4) and 18 small spacecraft into outer space.
It was as part of the named satellites that two Belarusian high-precision star sensors were sent into space.
According to Belta, citing the State Military Industrial Committee, the sensors were manufactured by the Peleng enterprise.
Their orientation determination error is no worse than one arc second.
It is noted that star sensors were installed on the Ionosfera-M spacecraft as experimental samples.
They will undergo flight tests in the coming months.
They will then be used to back up the infrared vertical sensors and the sun sensors.
They are expected to provide the ability to programmatically turn the Ionosfera-M devices at all stages of flight, including in the shadow section.
Peleng's products are installed on the side where the spacecraft docks with the booster block.
The star sensor consists of a control and synchronization unit with a set of cables and two optical-electronic star devices.
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