XMM General view with MGSE (Courtesy ESA) |
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Through various activities within Space projects APCO Technologies SA has gained a recognised experience a well established core activity: the specification, development, manufacture and testing of Mechanical Ground Support Equipment or MGSE .
In particular APCO Technologies SA has extensive experience in the design and manufacture of:
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integration dollies |
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lifting devices |
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stands |
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adapters |
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containers |
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for small flight hardware, ranging from instruments weighing 100 kg to satellites of several tons, in cleanliness conditions from class 100'000 to class 100.
Our customers benefit from this experience, by decreasing the development risk on the required equipment and by guaranteeing that the result will be tailored to their needs, free of problems and easy to use, this within the defined schedule and at a competitive price.
As well as many smaller MGSE projects our experience includes the following:
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Galileo Sat Definition Study: Establishing of the specification of the MGSE required for the integration of the Galileo Sat satellite constellation (Phase B1 for ASTRIUM GmbH in Ottobrunn (D), Phase B2 for ALENIA Spazio SpA in Rome (I)). This work was done based on the foreseen Integration scenario of the Galileo S/C. |
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ATV: Design and manufacture Full set of MGSE for the ISS Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) including the system, mechanical test and structure related MGSE, for EADS LV in Les Mureaux (F). |
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METOP: Full set of MGSE for the PLM and SVM. |
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NODES 2 & 3: MGSE including the NODE Integration Stand allowing integration on any part of the NODE, for ALENIA Spazio SpA in Turin (I). |
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ROSETTA: MGSE and containers, for ALENIA Spazio SpA in Turin. |
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XMM: Full set of MGSE for XMM including the S/C Container allowing the transport of the fully integrated Space-Craft in horizontal position. |
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INTEGRAL: Full set of MGSE for the INTEGRAL Service Module, for ALENIA Spazio SpA in Turin (I). |
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MGSE for MERIS, ASAR and GOMOS instruments of ENVISAT. |
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ISO satellite Service Module and Payload module MGSE. |
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ARIANE 5 Upper Composite integration MGSE. |
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ARIANE 4 and 5 fairing MGSE. |
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Other Launcher Payload Fairing related MGSE. |
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GLOBALSTAR Hoisting Devices for S/C handling at launch site for Starsem. |
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