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Algorithms 2009, 2, 93-107; doi:10.3390/a2010093 OPEN ACCESS algorithms ISSN 1999-4893 /journal/algorithms Review A Survey on Star Identification Algorithms Benjamin B. Spratling, IV and Daniele Mortari Aerospace Engineering, Texas AM University, College Station, 77843-3141 TX, USA E-mails: benspratling@; mortari@ Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Received: 30 October 2008; in revised form: 13 January 2009 / Accepted: 16 January 2009 / Published: 29 January 2009 Abstract: The author surveys algorithms used in star identification, commonly used in star trackers to determine the attitude of a spacecraft. Star trackers are a staple of attitude deter- mination systems for most types of satellites. The paper covers: (a) lost-in-space algorithms (when no a priori attitude information is available), (b) recursive algorithms (when some a priori attitude information is available), and (c) non-dimensional algorithms (when the star tracker calibration is not well-known). The performance of selected algorithms and support- ing algorithms are compared. Keywords: Star Identification; Attitude Estimation; Star Tracker Algorithms. 1. Introduction The requirement for attitude (orientation) information of a spacecraft has been the mother of invention of many devices and algorithms, notably the process of autonomously identifying stars (Star-ID). Though there is much history of devices used to identify stars and compute an attitude that do not use a star camera, this paper primarily analyzes algorithms that use a star camera with an imaging array and an alg