OreSat Star Tracker Card
About the OreSat Star Tracker Card PCB
OreSat Star Tracker Card is an open source PCB design by oresat, published on GitHub. It is a 4-layer board measuring 99.8 × 94.6 mm, with 163 components from 58 distinct parts.
Other key parts include the RCLAMP0504FBTCT, TS5A21366DCUR, SFEM016GB1EA1TO-I-GE-121-STD, SN74AUC1G07DCKR and SN74LVC8T245PWR. By type, the board carries 75 resistors, 49 capacitors, 16 ICs, 8 diodes, 6 transistors and 6 connectors.
From the project
Hardware for OreSat's Star Tracker
The OreSat Star Tracker is a camera that generates the orientation ("attitude') of the OreSat satellite by taking a picture of stars and comparing it to a star catalog.
- Star Tracker hardware Git repository: - TODO: Star Tracker card Design Notes + Design Review Notes
- Website: - Email: - Instagram: @pdxaerospace
- 4 layer board - Bounding box is 99.8 x 94.6 mm (3.93 x 3.72 in) - Board thickness is 1.59 mm (0.063 inch)
Main components on the OreSat Star Tracker Card
OreSat Star Tracker Card bill of materials (BOM)
163 components, 58 distinct parts — part numbers from the project's BOM.
| Qty | Part | Footprint | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RCLAMP0504FBTCT RCLAMP0504FB Semtech Corporation | SC70-6 | U1 |
| 1 | TS5A21366DCUR Texas Instruments | VSSOP-8_2.3x2mm_P0.5mm | U2 |
| 1 | SFEM016GB1EA1TO-I-GE-121-STD EMMC+RESET+5.1-COMPATIBLE-BA Swissbit | BGA-153(11.5X13)(EMMC-BA) | U3 |
| 1 | SN74AUC1G07DCKR SN74LVC1G07DCK Texas Instruments | SOT-353_SC-70-5 | U4 |
| 1 | SN74LVC8T245PWR SN74LVC8T245MPWREPPW24-M Texas Instruments | PW24-M | U5 |
| 1 | CLVCH16T245MDGGREP Texas Instruments | DGG48-M | U6 |
| 1 | OSD3358-1G-ISM OSD3358-512M-BSM Octavo Systems LLC | OSD335X-BGA-256 | U7 |
| 1 | TLV70028QDDCRQ1 Texas Instruments | SOT-23-5 | U8 |
| 1 | TCA9509DGKR TCA9509DGKRDGK8-M Texas Instruments | DGK8-M | U9 |
| 1 | TLVH431BCDBZT TLVH431 Texas Instruments | SOT23-3 | U10 |
| 1 | TCAN330GDCN TCAN330 Texas Instruments | SOT-23-8 | U11 |
| 2 | MIC842LYC5-TR MIC842LYC5 Microchip | SOT-353_SC-70-5 | U12, U13 |
| 1 | MAX4211FETE Analog Devices | QFN-16-1EP_4x4mm_P0.65mm_EP2.1x2.1mm | U14 |
| 1 | TPS62112RSAR TPS62112 Texas Instruments | Texas_RSA_VQFN-16-1EP_4x4mm_P0.65mm_EP2.7x2.7mm | U15 |
| 1 | MAX7310ATE+T MAX7310ATE Analog Devices Inc./Maxim Integrated | QFN-16-1EP_4x4mm_P0.65mm_EP2.1x2.1mm | U16 |
| 1 | PMBT2907,215 Nexperia | SOT-23-3 | Q1 |
| 2 | DMN2050LQ-7 Diodes Incorporated | SOT-23-3 | Q2, Q4 |
| 1 | DMP2110UVTQ-7 Diodes Incorporated | TSOT-23-6 | Q3 |
| 2 | DMPH2040UVTQ-7 Diodes Incorporated | TSOT-23-6 | Q5, Q6 |
| 1 | ECS-240-12-30BQ-AEN-TR ECS Inc | CRYSTAL-5X3.2-4SMD | Y1 |
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| Qty | Part | Footprint | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABS07-32.768KHZ-T Abracon LLC | CRYSTAL_3.2X1.5 | Y2 |
| 1 | SM14B-SHLS-TF JST | J-JST-SM14BSHLSTF | J1 |
| 1 | TFM-120-01-L-D-RA Samtec Inc. | J-SAMTEC-TFM-120-X1-XXX-D-RA | J4 |
| 1 | Conn_01x02 | PinHeader_1x02_P2.54mm_Vertical | J6 |
| 1 | GRPB041VWVN-RC Sullins Connector Solutions | PinHeader_1x04_P1.27mm_Vertical | J7 |
| 1 | DM3BT-DSF-PEJS Hirose | DM3BT-DSF-PEJS | J100 |
| 1 | 3-1734592-0 3-1734592-64-1734592-0 TE Connectivity AMP Connectors | TE_3-1734592-6 | J101 |
| 3 | 150060GS75000 GRN Wurth | LED_0603_1608Metric | D1, D7, D8 |
| 4 | 150060BS75000 BLU Wurth | LED_0603_1608Metric | D2, D3, D4, D5 |
| 1 | 150060AS75000 AMB Wurth | LED_0603_1608Metric | D6 |
| 1 | ECS-MPI4040R4-6R8-R 6.8u ECS | L_ECS-MPI4040 | L1 |
| 19 | C0603C104K5RACAUTO 100n KEMET | 0603-C-NOSILK | C1, C4, C7, C11, C16, C17, C18, C20 +11 |
| 4 | GRT21BC71E106KE13K 10u Murata Electronics | 0805-B-NOSILK | C2, C8, C38, C45 |
| 13 | GRT188R71E105KE13D 1u Murata Electronics | 0603-C-NOSILK | C3, C5, C6, C9, C10, C12, C23, C27 +5 |
| 7 | TMK325B7226KMHP 22u Taiyo Yuden | C_1210_3225Metric | C13, C14, C15, C36, C42, C43, C93 |
| 2 | C0603C100J1GACAUTO 10p KEMET | 0603-C-NOSILK | C19, C22 |
| 2 | C0603C180J1GACAUTO 18p KEMET | 0603-C-NOSILK | C29, C30 |
| 1 | C0603C474K3RACAUTO 470n KEMET | 0603-C-NOSILK | C46 |
| 1 | C0603C103J5RACAUTO 10n KEMET | 0603-C-NOSILK | C49 |
| 5 | RMCF0603FT1K00 1k Stackpole Electronics | 0603-C-NOSILK | R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 |
| 23 | RMCF0603FT10K0 10k Stackpole Electronics | 0603-C-NOSILK | R6, R11, R12, R14, R15, R16, R19, R20 +15 |
| 8 | RMCF0603FT100R 100 Stackpole Electronics | 0603-C-NOSILK | R7, R41, R48, R53, R56, R58, R71, R73 |
| 3 | EXB-A10P103J 10K Array Panasonic Electronic Components | ARRAY_EXBA-M | R8, R9, R10 |
| 3 | RMCF0603FT1M00 1M Stackpole Electronics | 0603-C-NOSILK | R13, R36, R44 |
| 5 | RMCF0603FT4K70 4.7k Stackpole Electronics | 0603-C-NOSILK | R17, R18, R29, R30, R51 |
| 1 | RMCF0603FT499R 499 Stackpole Electronics Inc | 0603-C-NOSILK | R23 |
| 4 | EXB-A10P473J 47K Array Panasonic Electronic Components | ARRAY_EXBA-M | R24, R25, R26, R74 |
| 1 | 1M | 0603-C-NOSILK | R27 |
| 1 | RMCF0603FT40K2 40.2K Stackpole Electronics Inc | 0603-C-NOSILK | R31 |
| 1 | RMCF0603FT100K 100k Stackpole Electronics | 0603-C-NOSILK | R33 |
| 2 | RMCF0603FT665K 665k Stackpole Electronics Inc | 0603-C-NOSILK | R35, R43 |
| 2 | RMCF0603FT330K 330k Stackpole Electronics | 0603-C-NOSILK | R37, R45 |
| 1 | RC1005F6653CS 10k Samsung | 0603-C-NOSILK | R40 |
| 1 | RC1005F6653CS NP Samsung | 0603-C-NOSILK | R42 |
| 1 | RMCF0603ZT0R00 0 Stackpole Electronics | 0603-C-NOSILK | R47 |
| 3 | RMCF0603FT2K70 2.7k Stackpole Electronics | 0603-C-NOSILK | R49, R61, R62 |
| 9 | RC1005F6653CS 100 Samsung | 0603-C-NOSILK | R54, R55, R57, R65, R66, R67, R68, R69 +1 |
| 1 | CSR1206FKR100 100m Stackpole Electronics | R_1206_3216Metric | R63 |
OreSat Star Tracker Card design files
The KiCad project lives in the oresat/oresat-star-tracker-hardware repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.
OreSat Star Tracker Card: common questions
How big is the OreSat Star Tracker Card PCB?
The OreSat Star Tracker Card measures 99.8 × 94.6 mm, has 4 copper layers and is 1.7702 mm thick.
How many components are on the OreSat Star Tracker Card?
163 components, from 58 distinct parts, with part numbers taken from the project's own BOM. The full bill of materials is listed on this page.
Where can I download the OreSat Star Tracker Card design files?
From the oresat/oresat-star-tracker-hardware repository on GitHub, which has the KiCad layout, the schematic and the BOM; the links under Design files point to each one.
Can I use the OreSat Star Tracker Card design in my own project?
The repository has no license, so all rights stay with oresat. Use it as a reference, and ask the author before reusing the design.
