SERVICES

Thermal Engineering · Mechanical Design and Analysis · CFD

Madrid Space launched in 2016 as a top-tier engineering company, with a laser-focus on the cutting-edge space market. In just a few years, we've proudly contributed with our expertise to some of Europe's most exciting space projects: LISA, BepiColombo, JUICE, Mars Sample Return…

Our success story is one of perseverance and determination, as we've put in years of dedicated effort to establish ourselves as a top-tier independent firm in the European space sector. Through our unwavering commitment, we've achieved a strong foothold with a network of over 30 loyal customers and an impressive portfolio of collaborations on more than 100 cutting-edge projects.

  • THERMAL ENGINEERING

    Madrid Space offers complete support on thermal control of space applications: from architecture and high level design, to detailed design, analysis, hardware definition, test definition and execution ensuring optimal performance in extreme conditions.

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  • MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

    Madrid Space brings advanced mechanical engineering capabilities to space systems, covering structural analyses (FEA, vibration, shock, fatigue) and lightweight, optimized structural design enabled by topology optimization and additive manufacturing.

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  • CFD

    Madrid Space applies advanced CFD ( Computational Fluid Dynamics) to space systems, supporting propulsion, atmospheric reentry, thermal management, plume interactions, and aerodynamics across launch, orbital, and planetary environments.

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Thermal Engineering

Madrid Space offers complete support on thermal control of space applications from “A to Z”: from architecture and high level design, to detailed design, analysis, hardware definition, test definition and execution.

    • Geometrical Mathematical Model (GMM) and Thermal Mathematical Model (TMM) creation

    • In-orbit heat fluxes calculation and thermal analysis

    • Reduced thermal models creation and correlation with detailed models and with tests results

    • Modelization of any kind of equipment or subsystem on a satellite or a launcher: electronics equipment, antennas, structures, propulsion systems, solar panels, mechanisms…

    • Experience with extreme scenarios: from cryogenic environments to thermal environments at 0.25AU from Sun

    • Definition of hardware for thermal control: Multi-layer insulation (MLI), heat pipes, Thermo-electric coolers (TECs), heaters…

    • Design of Ground Support Equipment (GSE) for thermal purposes

    • Our experienced engineers can conduct thermal test campaigns, or can assist our customers with their execution, both on-site and remotely

    • Thermal test campaign definition is also provided

    • Our services also include the correlation of the thermal models with the test data of TB (Thermal Balance) and TV (Thermal Vacuum) campaigns.

    • Our test bench can be used to measure thermal conductivity of non-normalized samples with a size of up to 25cm x 25cm and an approximate weight of aroung 1kg

    • Access to a vast network of suppliers of thermal hardware to ease your purchase process

Thermal analysis of a lunar module with temperature attributes, whose colour varies from red for high temperatures to blue for low temperatures.
Thermal analysis
Thermal analysis

Mechanical Design and Analysis

    • Computer Aided Design (CAD) with standard industry tools

    • Design team familiar with standards and regulations from the space and aeronautical industries

    • FEM (Finite Element Method) models creation based on industry standards (ECSS)

    • Static and dynamic analyses in the linear domain: QSL, sine, random, shock, vibroacoustic

    • Analysis in the non-linear domain: large displacements

    • Fatigue analysis for metallic and composite structures, and for EEE components (Steinberg calculations)

    • Condensed models creation and correlation with detailed FEM

    • Our team can assits to test execution, both on-site and remotely

    • Test campaign definition

    • Correlation with test results

    • Design of structural parts for additive manufacturing

THEAMS - THERMALLY ENHANCED ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED STRUCTURES- Next-Level Thermal & Mechanical Management for Satellites
THEAMS - THERMALLY ENHANCED ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED STRUCTURES- Next-Level Thermal & Mechanical Management for Satellites

CFD

    • Pressure drop calculations along piping, pump sizing

    • Sizing of structures based on the aerodynamic forces that occur on them, both static and dynamic

    • Turbulence modellization wtih different numerical schemes

    • Modelization of porous materials with dedicated code

    • Optimization of heat exchangers fins configuration to reach optimum performance (i.e.: thermal resistace vs. mass)

    • Combustion modelling based on numerical methods that must be used when Navier-Stokes equations are not applicable (discharge to zero-pressure outlet)

Plataforma digital con patrón de triángulos y puntos en tonos grises y negros.
3D visualisation of temperature distribution in a thermal node, with a colour scale ranging from blue to red, representing temperatures from approximately 132.53°C to 141.74°C.
3D graph showing a gradient of HEX colours in temperature gradients in °C, with values on the X-axis from 16 to 28 and on the Y-axis from 8 to 22, coloured in shades ranging from blue to red, representing different temperature ranges.

Systems Engineering

    • Requirements management based on ECSS standards

    • Software development based on ECSS standards

    • Solar panels power generation prediction over a given orbit. Multiple scenarios can be evaluated and calculated based on satellite attitude. Sensitivity analysis can be performed to evaluate the impact of aging, season of the year…

    • Critical exercise for constellations

EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS & SUBSYSTEMS HERITAGE

ANALYSIS & SIMULATION

  • Complete Satellite Platforms (100kg+), LEO, GEO Interplanetary Probes

  • Optical instruments: Telescopes, Cameras (IR, VIS…), Optical Benches

  • CFRP Deployable Structures

  • Electronics (within complete unit boxes and through complex installations)

  • Antennas and Reflectors

  • Radars

  • Solar Arrays

  • Optical Components: Sun Sensors, Star Trackers

  • Thrusters

  • Cryogenic Applications

DESIGN & CO-ENGINEERING

  • Heaters and EEE Parts Definition

  • MLI Definition and Design

  • Dissipators Design

  • Radiators Definition

  • Electronics Mechanical Structures Design

  • Thrusters

Schematic representation of thermal optical properties with coloured components and labels, including solar modules, screens, and structures with different layers and materials.

Software We Use

    • ESATAN-TMS®

    • Systema-Thermica®

    • Altair® Optistruct®

    • Altair® Hypermesh/Optistruct®

    • OpenFOAM

    • Altair® AcuSolve®

    • SolidWorks®

If you use any other software, let us know

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