ALMA Sistemi Srl
Electrical Ground Support Equipment (EGSE) is a cornerstone for the integration, verification and qualification of satellites and payloads. Alma Sistemi has consolidated expertise in designing and delivering ECSS-compliant EGSE systems, supporting ESA programmes and European prime contractors with reliable solutions that ensure traceability, repeatability and mission readiness.
Over the years, Alma Sistemi has contributed to major European missions, including MetOp-SG and NEOSAT, developing equipment used in integration and qualification campaigns for Earth Observation and telecommunication payloads.
SCOEs and Checkout Systems
Alma Sistemi designs and delivers Special Check-Out Equipment (SCOEs) and complete checkout systems tailored for satellite subsystems and instruments. These solutions integrate dedicated hardware and software to validate functionality, verify performance, and guarantee compliance with mission requirements.
Examples include SCOEs for the Microwave Imager (MWI) on MetOp-SG and subsystems within NEOSAT batches, where Alma Sistemi’s turnkey systems streamlined payload integration and reduced testing bottlenecks.
Integration and Qualification Support
Alma Sistemi provides on-site engineering support during payload integration and qualification campaigns, working side by side with prime contractors and agencies. This ensures that EGSE systems are not only delivered but also fully adapted to mission-specific requirements.
In programmes like MetOp-2G, Alma Sistemi contributed to lifting, handling and test equipment that supported qualification activities throughout the supply chain.
RF Emulators and Interfaces
Our EGSE portfolio includes RF emulators and test interfaces that reproduce realistic communication environments and simulate payload conditions. These tools are essential for the verification of telecommunication, navigation and remote-sensing instruments, ensuring high-fidelity performance checks before launch.
Projects such as MetOp-SG ICI relied on Alma Sistemi’s RF SCOEs and emulation tools, designed for robustness, flexibility and full ECSS compatibility.
Flexible and
Custom Solutions
Every mission has unique constraints. Alma Sistemi develops modular architectures and custom-designed subsystems to meet those challenges from adapter plates and transport/storage containers to fully integrated platforms for complex payloads.
This approach bridges RTD activities with industrial deliveries, ensuring that even the most demanding requirements are met with cost-effective, mission-ready tools.
Our Electrical Ground Support Equipment (EGSE) projects cover SCOEs, RF emulators and complete checkout systems, supporting the integration and qualification of satellite payloads. Developed in line with ECSS standards and already deployed in industrial and agency test campaigns, these solutions guarantee compliance, operational efficiency and mission readiness for demanding aerospace programmes.
MetOp-SG: MicroWave Sounder MGSE- EPC & VTA System Lifting and Handling Device. (HLD Structural Analyses and Test Prediction)
Customer: Airbus Defence & Space GmbH.
Download: MetOp-SG