Participation to this Workshop is limited to representatives of European mid-size satellite Integrators and to Delegates in ESA State Members that register to the event. |
M-IND (Mid size satellite INDustrialisation) main objective is to address the competitiveness of Integrators of LEO Mid size satellites aiming at optimising the effort to scale-up production to LEO constellations mainly in the Telecom, Navigation or Earth Observation (EO) application Domains. Missions in other domains (e.g. SCI or SSA missions) or simple IOD/IOV missions are not the primary objective of this initiative, but could indirectly, also benefit thanks to thanks to lower cost or faster delivery time. The target market of M-IND goes beyond ESA missions: it could also address the needs for other institutional or National missions, as well as for commercial and export markets.
| What M-IND IS | What M-IND IS NOT |
For satellites integrators and Platform provider to improve their competitiveness on all markets | Limited to ESA missions |
| Payload agnostic (as
much as possible) | Aimed at a specific application domain |
| Aimed at established & emerging industry (large, medium, small) | Only aimed at Large System Integrators |
| Promote interoperable systems to enable ‘dual+’ sourcing with architecture & design flexibility | Developing a standard / unique European Platform |
| Federating and
ensuring compatibility & inter-operability | One size fits all solution |
| About Industrialisation and Competitiveness (about reducing recurring cost and delivery time) | About Standardisation / ‘SAVOIR-like’ |
ESA kindly invites European Mid-Size Sat Integrators to :
- Fill the SURVEY before 12th March that will be used for the discussion during the worskshop.
- REGISTER to attend the workshop to be held on 20th March 2025 at the ESTEC Erasmus High Bay facilities.
ESA Member State Delegates, as well as ESA personnel, are also invited to register to the Workshop.
The Survey and the Workshop will represent a starting point in the ESA-Industry dialogue, and it could be extended in the form of:
- Targeted bi-laterals (ESA – one company), where the answers to the Survey by the specific company might be a useful input to define potential future work for 2025-2028 and onwards.
- Thematic Workshops and new Surveys (e.g. with possible Suppliers of given sub-systems or services) might also be considered, depending on the outcome of the first M-IND Survey and Workshop.
Participants are invited to stay for the Social Event just after the Workshop for further iteration.
Important Dates and Deadlines
| Announcement of the M-IND Workshop and related Survey | 14 February 2025 |
| Opening of Registrations | 21 February 2025 |
| Closing of the Survey | 12 March 2025 |
| Closing of Registrations | 12 March 2025 |
| Restricted
Distribution of aggregated statistics – ONLY to those that fill the Survey | 19 March 2025 |
| Workshop in ESTEC Erasmus' Bay | 20 March 2025 |
| Networking Dinner
at ESTEC [TBC] until 21:00 hrs | 20 March 2025 |
| Informal
1-to-1 discussions at ESTEC, if requested | 21 March 2025 |
ESA Conference Bureau / ATPI Corporate Events
ESA-ESTEC, Keplerlaan 1
2201 AZ Noordwijk, The Netherlands