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7A004

7A004 'Star trackers' and “components” therefor, as follows (see List of Items Controlled).

Category
Category 7—Navigation and Avionics
Product group
A. “End Items”, “Equipment”, “Accessories”, “Attachments”, “Parts”, “Components” and “Systems”

Reason for Control

  • NS
  • MT
  • AT

Official text

License Requirements

Reason for Control:

NS, MT, AT

Control(s) Country chart (see supp. No. 1 to part 738)

  • NS applies to entire entry NS Column 1
  • MT applies to entire entry MT Column 1
  • AT applies to entire entry AT Column 1

List Based License Exceptions (See Part 740 for a Description of All License Exceptions)

LVS: N/A

GBS: N/A

List of Items Controlled

Related Controls: (1) See USML Category XV for certain 'star trackers' that are “subject to the ITAR” (see 22 CFR parts 120 through 130). (2) See also 7A104 and 7A994.

Related Definitions: N/A

Items:

a. 'Star trackers' with a specified azimuth “accuracy” of equal to or less (better) than 20 seconds of arc throughout the specified lifetime of the equipment;

b. “Components” “specially designed” for equipment specified in 7A004.a as follows:

b.1. Optical heads or baffles;

b.2. Data processing units.

Technical Note:

For the purposes of 7A004.a, 'star trackers' are also referred to as stellar attitude sensors or gyro-astro compasses.

ecfr-15cfr774-supp1-2026-08-28 · effective 2026-08-28

Issue date 2026-08-28. Amendment date 2026-08-28.

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