Micro-Cameras & Space Exploration SA (MCSE) with more than 20 years of experience and a specialization in low mass, low power consumption and harsh environment electronics. MCSE has developed experience in R&D activities on micro-cameras-based systems such as stereo benches, photogrammetry systems, contamination monitoring in harsh environment, spacecraft monitoring, navigation support.

MCSE develops specific systems in the field of scientific instrumentation for space exploration. The product portfolio includes stereo benches, photogrammetry systems, contamination monitoring in harsh environment, spacecraft monitoring, navigation support.

The combination of years of experience in end-to-end development of products with low mass, low power consumption and harsh environment as drivers and a system approach (electronics, optics, mechanics, software, and test) has enabled MCSE to offer tailored solutions fulfilling various requirements for imaging systems and control units

MCSE covers the following domains:

• General Management & Finance
• Technical Management & R&D
• Business Development
• Project Management
• Quality Assurance
• Electronics Development
• Mechanics Development
• Optics Development
• Software Development
• Assembly, Integration and Tests

Flight heritage

MCSE systems has achieved flight heritage in the following fields:

• Assessment and test of new technologies for space exploration (several projects for ESA)
• Development of imaging systems for planetary missions (Rosetta, MarsExpress/Beagle2, SMART-1, BepiColombo, Exomars)
• EO demonstration missions (PROBA 1 & 2) and onboard the ISS (CEA/CNES Andromede/LSO experiment)
• Satellite monitoring camera systems (Sentinel 1a, BepiColombo, JUICE, Biomass)
• Development of electronics for space missions (SMART-1, PROBA 2, ASTRO-H)
• Control and processing units (Very Low Power Data Processing System, Imaging Processing Unit)

Testing & qualification

MCSE's Product Assurance and Quality Assurance (PA/QA) activities are based on:

• MCSE baseline QA manual
• PA/QA Master Plan adaptable to project requirements
• MCSE procedures
• Client procedures
• ECSS

The disciplines covered by PA/QA are:

• Product Assurance Management
• Quality Assurance Management
• Configuration control
• Safety
• Dependability
• EEE components
• Materials, Processes and Mechanical parts
• Cleanliness and contamination control
• Reliability is assessed by the following methods:
  • Worst case analysis (WCA)
  • Failure Mode Effect (and Criticality) Analysis (FME(C)A)
  • Part stress analysis (PSA)
  • Reliability Prediction (RP)