| Error term | Relevant subsection |
| Image plane optics in the star separator 21.3 | |
| Ground level temperature, humidity and pressure fluctuations | E.3.2 |
| Total spectral response of PRIMA system | 27.3 |
| Knowledge of stellar spectra | 26.3 |
| Wavefront amplitude and phase fluctuations above M1 | 4.3 |
| Earth rotation model | K.3 |