Special support equipment, such as MGSE (Mechanical Ground Support Equipment) and EGSE (Electrical Ground Support Equipment) is used for the handling, integration, testing and transportation of modules for satellite systems and the International Space Station.

The design, manufacture and testing of MGSE and EGSE requires extreme care and precision in every phase of the Programme development.

Due to our vast experience in developing complex integrated systems, Alex sistemi SpA can ensure the highest quality of production of support systems meeting the most stringent requirements.

Alex sistemi SpA is a leading company in Design, Manufacture, Integration and Testing of MGSE.

Alex sistemi SpA provides solutions directly to the customer, and also supplies components and subsystems to companies installing them. Our complex of Satellite Solutions includes the provision of equipment or subsystems for Prime Contractors.

Our products are benchmarks of excellence and quality combined with cost-effectiveness which is reflected in the confidence that the market puts in Alex sistemi SpA as a provider of space solutions ranging from simple components or subsystems to complete systems for integration and transportation.

In 2010 Alex sistemi SpA supplied MGSE for the following projects:

Alphabus – Alphasat – 1/2 RM Horizontally and Vertically Rotating Dolly (HVRD)
Cygnus PCM – SM Transport Handling Adapter (THA)
Cygnus PCM – Racks, Bags, Handling and Installation Device (RPID)