StarFish Sidescan Sonar

System overview

StarFish is a product family. Choose an individual model below for its own technical specifications, components, compatibility notes and documentation. The family overview is not an additional hardware model.

System components

• StarFish 452F PRO

  450 kHz CHIRP towed sidescan sonar with up to 100 m range per channel.

• StarFish 990F XD

  1 MHz CHIRP towed sidescan sonar with up to 35 m range per channel.

• StarFish 992H

  1 MHz CHIRP hull-mounted sidescan sonar with up to 35 m range per channel.

Applications

• Shallow-water survey
• Seabed imaging
• Search and rescue
• ROV/AUV integration

Key features

• StarFish 452F PRO: 450 kHz CHIRP towed sidescan sonar with up to 100 m range per channel.
• StarFish 990F XD: 1 MHz CHIRP towed sidescan sonar with up to 35 m range per channel.
• StarFish 992H: 1 MHz CHIRP hull-mounted sidescan sonar with up to 35 m range per channel.

Technical details

Variants & configurations

• StarFish 452F PRO

  450 kHz CHIRP towed sidescan sonar with up to 100 m range per channel.

• StarFish 990F XD

  1 MHz CHIRP towed sidescan sonar with up to 35 m range per channel.

• StarFish 992H

  1 MHz CHIRP hull-mounted sidescan sonar with up to 35 m range per channel.

• StarFish 454 OEM

  450 kHz CHIRP OEM sidescan sonar with up to 100 m range per channel.

• StarFish 992 OEM

  1 MHz CHIRP OEM sidescan sonar with up to 35 m range per channel.

Datasheets & documentation

• StarFish Datasheet

  Model-specific values are defined in the manufacturer tables. Differences between the current website and this document are recorded on the relevant ROVITEC product pages.

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• StarFish Towed Sonar User Guide

  Use this guide with the specified model and firmware. Manufacturer pages and revision identifiers are retained unchanged.

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• StarFish hull-mount operation reference (legacy 450H manual)

  Linked from current StarFish support, but the internal specification identifies 450H. Use for general operation only; a 992H-specific manual remains unconfirmed.

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Software compatibility and support

• StarFish Scanline

  Windows x86 v2.1.2 is provided on the current support page. SDK available on request. The datasheet also lists Hypack 2009, SonarWiz.MAP / SonarWiz 5, SWATHVIEW and CleanSweep-Lite; confirm contemporary versions for your installation.