The M-IND Initiative – Mid-Size Satellites INDustrialisation for LEO constellations, has as main objective to scale-up production capacity volume for mid-size LEO satellites and as a result reduce cost and lead-time to develop game changing LEO constellation missions.
This upcoming Workshop on 10th March (from 09:00 to 18:00), in hybrid format (at ESTEC preferably, also online) addresses mainly Rec. #3 and #4 below. REGISTRATION is open until 22-Feb-2026.
Two complementary surveys (split in 5 parts) have been prepared, for two profiles of Stakeholders. The outcome of the Survey(s), and comparison between profiles, will be discussed in the Workshop:
20th February 2026: DEADLINE TO FILL THE SURVEYS
(branching is used to skip questions not relevant to you and optimise your time--> for completeness, it will help if you answer all 5 sub-surveys)
| Survey Content | Suppliers | Integrators |
| Demographics + General | 1 of 5 (Supp.) | 1 of 5 (Int.) |
| Data Handling + Power | 2 of 5 (Supp.) | 2 of 5 (Int.) |
| AOCS + Platform | 3 of 5 (Supp.) | 3 of 5 (Int.) |
| Payload (EO, NAV, Telecom) | 4 of 5 (Supp.) | 4 of 5 (Int.) |
| Mini-Workshops, Datasheets, Final | 5 of 5 (Supp.) | 5 of 5 (Int.) |
Please REQUEST / CLICK HERE the "D1 - Potential reduced interfaces for mid-size satellite", which provides "architectural" trade-offs, graphs, context and rationale related to the Survey questions.
D1 will only be provided to stakeholders from ESA-Member or Associate States.
Five M-IND strategic Recommendations were identified in 2025 after consultation from near 30 mid-size European satellite integrators:
Rec.#1: Industrialisation: Adoption and raise Manufacturing Readiness Levels (MRL).
Rec.#2: Industrial Policy: Enable redundant European supply for LEO subsystems & support batch procurement and commercialisation.
Rec.#3: Interface Reduction and Communalisation for mid-size satellite interfaces in order to facilitate interchangeability and interoperability of equipment and modules.
Rec.#4: Subsystem Adaptation & Europeanisation: Foster competitive, modular, sovereign European supply-chain solutions.
Rec.#5: Constellation Deployment and compliance with Space Debris Mitigation Policy.
