space medium fill in the blank

Star trackers determine spacecraft attitude by matching observed star patterns against an onboard _______.

Answer: Star catalogue

Star trackers image star fields, compare centroids to stored catalogue entries, computing quaternion attitude with arcsecond accuracy.

Topic Space Technology - Sensors

Exam Relevance ISRO Scientist Exam, SSC CPO

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