XMM Mirror Module during functional test
(Courtesy ESA)











APCO Technologies SA has recognised experience in the development of many projects within ESA programmes. The following Flight Hardware related projects are currently progressing to the full satisfaction of our customers:

L-Band SAR Pre-Development: Manufacturing, test and qualification of Tile Structural Panel in CFRP, for EADS Astrium Ltd
HERSCHEL E-PLM Cryostat Vacuum Vessel: design and manufacture of the HERSCHEL satellite payload module outer vessel, for EADS Astrium GmbH


Further references in the design, manufacture and test of flight hardware include the following completed projects:

SMART-1 Spacecraft Structure: engineering, analysis and manufacture of the complete honeycomb panel flight structure (STM and PFM) of the SMART-1 Spacecraft for the Swedish Space Corporation
ISS CUPOLA MDPS (Meteorite and Debris Protection Shields): engineering, analysis and manufacture of the MDPS of the ISS CUPOLA for ALENIA AEROSPAZIO SpA
ISS ATV MDPS (Meteorite and Debris Protection Shields): manufacture of the MDPS of the ISS Automated Transfer Vehicle for OHB
ISO: detail design and manufacture of the ISO satellite payload module outer vessel, for MBB
MERIS: manufacture of the Electronic Housing of the MERIS VEU and PDQ
HUYGENS: manufacture of the HUYGENS Back Covermetallic structure for Aérospatiale
ISS MARES (Muscle Atrophy Research Exercises System): engineering, analysis and manufacture of the Mechanical Subsystem prototype of the ISS MARES for NTE in Barcelona
Reflectron Time of Flight (RTOF) Spectrometer: engineering, analysis and manufacture of this instrument for the ROSETTA mission for ESA jointly with the University of Bern (CH)




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