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APCO Technologies SA has just successfully completed the assembly of the Copernicus CRISTAL Structure in its brand new cleanroom. Now, let's start the static test campaign! Thanks to our client Airbus Defence and Space and to the European Space Agency - ESA for their trust, and congratulations to our APCO Technologies SA CRISTAL team for this major achievement.

MTG-S1 has successfully passed its environmental tests campaign. APCO Technologies SA involvement in this satellite programme has no equivalent in the recent company's history, with the development and delivery of: - The aluminium sandwich panels of the platform, - The Optical Baffle of the Infrared Sounder (IRS) payload, - The MGSE for the satellite, - The MGSE for the Propulsion Module, - The MGSE of the IRS payload, - The MGSE of the Sentinel-4 payload. Thanks to all our clients who trusted in us all along the MTG / Sentinel-4 programmes: - European Space Agency - ESA - Thales Alenia Space - OHB System AG - Airbus Defence and Space And, congratulations to all APCO Technologies SA's staff who made this great contribution. Now, let's fly it!

Relief, satisfaction with the work accomplished, pride and ambition are the feelings we felt yesterday after the success of the inaugural Ariane 6 launch. We will remember this day. Congratulations to European Space Agency - ESA, CNES, ArianeGroup and the entire industrial team for this historic achievement. And above all, congratulations to all APCO Technologies SA's employees involved for their valuable contribution to this success. Go Ariane 6!

H-5 hours. Everything is ready for the Ariane 6 inaugural flight. Go Ariane 6!

Tomorrow at 3:00 pm French Guiana time (8:00 pm CET), all APCO Technologies SA will look up to the sky to follow the Maiden Flight of Ariane 6: http://esawebtv.esa.int/ Since the Ariane 6 Industry Day organized at Le Bourget in 2015, the development of the Ariane 6 launcher has been an incredible accelerator for APCO Technologies SA with: - The construction and exploitation of an "industry 4.0" factory for the series production of the Booster Attachment Subsystems, - The development and delivery of 96 MGSE to ArianeGroup, CNES and Beyond Gravity for the launcher's production, assembly, integration and transport, in Europe and French Guiana, - The extension of our on-site activities at the European Space Port by becoming responsible for the maintenance and operation of our MGSE until the completion of the Ariane 6 inaugural flight campaign. All APCO Technologies SA staff can be proud of this exceptional achievement. Thank you to the Swiss Secrétariat d’Etat à la formation, à la recherche et à l’innovation SEFRI for their support, and to our customers European Space Agency - ESA, ArianeGroup, CNES and Beyond Gravity for their trust all along the Ariane 6 programme. Go Ariane 6! #ariane6 #ESA #CNES #ArianeGroup #CSG #Guyane #APCOTechnologies

What an adventure and a major breakthrough Sentinel-2C has been for APCO Technologies SA. In addition to the full satellite MGSE set that is visible on the Airbus Defence and Space images, APCO Technologies SA was also responsible for the development and delivery of the Multi-Spectral Imager (MSI) Structure and MLI of the Sentinel-2 satellites. This is the first CFRP Structure entirely manufactured at APCO Technologies SA in Aigle. APCO Technologies SA was also responsible for the development and delivery of the Long-Term Storage Tents that are used by Airbus Defence and Space to keep the satellites in operational condition, waiting for their launch campaign. Thank you to Airbus Defence and Space for its trust throughout these years with these various exciting projects. And congratualations to all the teammates at APCO Technologies SA who made these projects a huge success for the company. All the best to Sentinel-2C !

Yesterday, APCO Technologies SA had the honor and pleasure to welcome the Top Management of the ARIEL programme from European Space Agency - ESA and Airbus Defence and Space.   It was the occasion for APCO Technologies SA’ team to present the progress of the ARIEL Service Module Structure project and showcase the amazing set of CFRP panels the team produced for the Structural Model.   Thanks to European Space Agency - ESA and Airbus Defence and Space for their trust. #Science #ARIEL #ESA #Satellite #Structure #AIRBUS #Exoplanets

With its double-deck sandwich concept using 3 carbon fiber skins and 2 aluminium honeycombs, the Stable Structure Assembly (SSA) supporting the Atmospheric Lidar (ATLID) of EarthCARE is probably the most crazy Optical Bench developed and produced by APCO Technologies SA. Good luck to the EarthCARE spacecraft, and thank you to European Space Agency - ESA and to our friends from Airbus Defence and Space in Toulouse for their trust and support all along this hard ATLID SSA challenge. Looking back to it, the ATLID SSA project has been one of the most important pillars that forged the current APCO Technologies SA.

We are thrilled to share a pivotal moment in the exciting journey of Project LSTM: our Critical Design Review (CDR) for the Plateform structure is successful! 💡 The CDR is more than just a technical milestone. It's the turning point where the vision comes to life and where every aspect of our structure makes sense in achieving our common goal with Airbus Defence and Space and European Space Agency - ESA. 👏 We are proud of our team for collaborating so effectively and efficiently throughout this critical review. 🤝 We would like to thank our clients for their contribution, feedback, and support. 🚀 Let’s continue with commitment and determination to make this project a resounding success! #LSTM #CDR #Collaboration #Success #ESA #Copernicus

APCO Technologies SA is present at the National Space Symposium 2024. Do not hesitate to meet our head of sales, Romain KERLEAU