This paper deals with star tracker algorithms validation based on star field scene simulation and hardware-in-the-loop test\r\nconfiguration.Alaboratory facility for indoor tests, based on the simulation of star field scenes, is presented.Attainable performance\r\nis analyzed theoretically for both static and dynamic simulations. Also, a test campaign is presented, inwhich a star sensor prototype\r\nwith real-time, fully autonomous capability is exploited. Results that assess star field scene simulation performance and show the\r\nachievable validation for the sensor algorithms and performance in different operating modes (autonomous attitude acquisition,\r\nattitude tracking, and angular rate-only) and different aspects (coverage, reliability, and measurement performance) are discussed.
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