Ground Support Equipment

RUAG Space (RSA) is a recognised supplier of Mechanical and Electrical Ground Support Equipment (MGSE and EGSE). The outstanding experience gathered in these fields has contributed to the success on both the ESA and the commercial market.

Mechanical Ground Support Equipment

In the area of Mechanical Ground Support Equipment (MGSE) RSA has supplied the complete system MGSE for the majority of ESA satellites.

RSA has provided containers, trolleys, and various other MGSE elements to many other national and commercial programmes. The experience gathered in the support of satellite prime contractors is making RSA a competitive partner for the provision of MGSE to space programs.

Major programs with involvement of RSA in the field of MGSE are:

• AMOS
• ANIK-E
• ARABSAT II
• ARIANE V
• ARTEMIS
• CLUSTER
• ENVISAT MIPAS
• ENVISAT MWR
• ENVISAT SCIAMACHY
• EROS
• ERS-1
• EUROSTAR
• EURECA-AMF
• GIOTTO
• HUYGENS PROBE
• HERSCHEL/PLANCK
• INTEGRAL PLM
• ITALSAT
• MARS EXPRESS
• METOP
• MSG SATELLITE
• MSG SEVIRI INSTRUMENT
• OLYMPUS
• ROSAT
• SILEX
• SOHO
• SPACELAB
• ULYSSE