NEWS

Cloudy, sunny or rainy in next years? MECANO ID and AIRBUS have a forecast!

METOP-SG (Meteorological Operational satellite – Second Generation) from EUMETSAT agency is a series of 6 weather satellites, with onboard instruments and technologies of an unseen quality and precision until today.

Thanks to its expertise in space structure development, MECANO ID has been chosen by AIRBUS DEFENSE AND SPACE to realize the development of the structure of FESA (Front-End Sub Assembly), from the MicroWave Imager Instrument (MWI). 

The MWI instrument is used to measure precipitations and ice surfaces. It is a high quality and accurate instrument that provides continuous data used by the meteorological community. In fact, it allows scientists to have a constant and renewed image of the precipitations and the level of ice on the Earth.

MECANO ID was the prime contractor for the development of the FESA structure, and realized the design through a trade-off, the mechanical and thermal architecture and sizing, the qualification on the first model (QM) and the manufacturing of 3 Flight Models (PFM supported by ESA, FM2 & FM3 by EUMETSAT) while guaranteeing the high positioning accuracies necessary for the ambitious performance objectives of the instrument.

After the delivery of the last flight model in march 2022, MECANO ID would like to thanks the Airbus Defense and Space team that supported and helped us during the project: Christian TABART, Muriel URTADO and Cédric FEAU

Fun fact: What is heavier between a honeycomb panel and an aluminum panel? Any expert would say the first one. But not at MECANO ID: because of FESA complexity, the honeycomb panel has been replaced by an aluminum one to reduce FESA weight and so, be more competitive. A logically solved FESAbility issue! 😉

See you in 2025 for the launching of MetOp-SG B1. 

Weather forecasting looks shinny!

PHOTOGRAPHIC CREDITS: ESA

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ZeroG, a new step for MECANO ID EOS smallsat deployer.

The testing team carried out the EOS test campaign with NOVESPACE ZeroG A310 aircraft. Big moment, clear success… we share with you! Enjoy! 😊

Didier MESNIER, Manager of MECANO ID, is present during the CNES live broadcast of the Perseverance landing, to explain with Yves ANDRE from CNES and Benoit MOULAS from COMAT the human adventure and the exceptional mobilization of the Rescue Team after the SuperCam incident.

When passion meets commitment!

See it again here, from 1h19: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnwHm-pubdE&t=4734s

For years now, MECANO ID provides the European spacecraft constructors, European and French space agencies with mechanical and thermal subsystems. Over the last 25 years, we have gradually engaged in engineering, testing, manufacturing and integration to manage their full development.

Last month, the CNES awarded first SME labels and selected MECANO ID. As more and more worldwide customers trust us, this award from the CNES comes timely! This validates our excellence as a key space supplier.

We do warmly thank the CNES for their recognition, as THALES ALENIA SPACE and AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE for their confidence over time.

We are confident that our shared passion for space, technology, human values and respect will lead us to do many more projects with you, all around the world! See you soon. 🙂

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SAN FRANCISCO – In-space transportation startup Momentus announced service agreements Oct. 2 with Australia’s Skykraft and French spacecraft engineering company Mecano ID.

Santa, Clara, California-based Momentus revealed plans to deploy a pathfinder for Skykraft’s microsatellite constellation on a Vigoride flight in June 2021. Momentus plans to send the Skykraft microsatellite into orbit via EOS, a separation ring developed by Mecano ID with funding from the French space agency CNES.

If successful, the June 2021 Skykraft flight will be the qualification flight for EOS, which “opens the door for commercialization,” according to the Oct. 2 news release.

Momentus plans to launch a second Skykraft microsatellite in late 2021 under the launch services agreement announced Oct. 2.

Skykraft, a spin-off of the University of New South Wales Canberra Space Programme, specializes in design, manufacturing and operations of small satellite constellations. The startup, founded in 2017, plans to establish a constellation of 210 satellites to begin offering global observation of aircraft at all altitudes in 2023.

Skykraft satellites feature deployable antennas and VHF communications.

Mecano ID’s EOS deployer is designed to be lightweight and to prevent satellites deployed from spinning, according to the news release.

https://spacenews.com/momentus-contracts-skykraft-mecano-id/

MECANO ID has been selected by Airbus to support the development of TELEO optical payload.
As disclosed in Airbus’ press release back in August 2020, the future BADR-8 satellite for Arabsat will include an innovative optical communications payload named TELEO.
MECANO ID proposes an integrated approach including systems engineering, co-engineering subsets, design, mechanical and thermal sizing, manufacturing, integration, and test verification program. This full capability added to close collaboration with Airbus allows the Prime/SME team to deal with tight accommodation and high stability requirements under a very challenging schedule.

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