About Us

Star Technologies Corporation has over 30 years of Guidance, Navigation & Control (GN&C) Design, Analysis and Simulation Experience including:

• Control System Design and Analysis
• Spacecraft Attitude Determination and Control Systems (ADACS) Design
• Launch Vehicle GN&C Design
• Multi-Body Dynamics and Bending Mode Analysis
• GPS Based Guidance & Navigation Systems Design
• Software Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V)
• Real-Time Flight Software Development & Test.
• Hardware Integration & Test
• Satellite Ground Station Software Development
• Tethered-Spacecraft Control Design
• Distributed Spacecraft Simulation

Star Technologies Corporation has developed a variety of design and analysis tools in support of the design process associated with a wide range of sophisticated dynamic systems including spacecraft, launch vehicles, aircraft and missile systems: 6DOf Launch Vehicle Dynamics Simulation (3D & 6D POST 6D), and Launch Vehicle Aerodynamic Analysis (Missile DatCom) and Spacecraft Dynamic Tool (SDT).

Star Technologies Corporation has extensive experience with state of the art programming languages such as C#, .NET, C++, Perl, Basic, Pascal, FORTRAN, Assembly Code and GUI Development for Linux and most Windows versions.

Star Technologies Corporation experience includes state-of-the-art technologies to provide unique solutions to the most challenging system integration and control problems. These applications include launch vehicle GN&C systems, spacecraft attitude determination and control systems (ADACS), large space structure controls, and control/structure interaction (CSI):

• NASA International Space Station ICM ADACS design and development
• NASA Space Shuttle Mated Ascent control design
• NASA Apollo 11 Lunar Landing GN&C design
• NASA Hubble Space Telescope simulations & software tests
• GSFC Terra & Aqua Satellite Ground Station Software
• ROCSAT Satellite Simulation (Taiwan National Space Program Office)
• NRL Naval Earth Map Observer (NEMO) Image Guidance & Contol Design and Analysis
• NRL LACE Systems support
• NRL SEALAR GN&C analysis
• Space Based Laser GN&C Design
• EarthWatch Earlybird Payload Mirror Pointing Control design & analysis
• EarthWatch Earlybird ADACS IV&V
• AMROC HiFlyer launch vehicle GN&C analysis
• CTA ORBEX launch vehicle GN&C design & analysis
• Polaris Submarines Navigation analysis
• Minuteman Missile GN&C Analysis

Star Technologies Corporation has supported such companies as Allied Signal, CTA, Lockheed-Martin, General Research Corporation, United Technologies as well as government organizations such as DARPA, Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), Naval Research Laboratory, NASA MSFC and GSFC.