PARKER MEGGITT

Parker Meggitt
Segment   Research Development Production
Earth Observation
Life and Physical Sciences
Satellite-based Applications ✔ ✔ ✔
Instruments and Payloads ✔ ✔ ✔
Spacecraft and on-board Equipment ✔ ✔
Ground Segment ✔
Materials and Processes
Structures
Electronic Components
Software ✔
Basic Research for Space Technology
Small Satellite Activities
"Smart engineering for extreme environments"
Profile

Parker Meggitt joined the Parker Aerospace Group in September 2022 following the successful acquisition of Meggitt PLC a world leader in aerospace, defence and energy. Parker Meggitt employs more than 9,000 people at over 37 manufacturing facilities and regional offices worldwide.

Parker Meggitt joined the Parker Aerospace Group in September 2022 following the successful acquisition of Meggitt PLC a world leader in aerospace, defence and energy. Parker Meggitt employs more than 9,000 people at over 37 manufacturing facilities and regional offices worldwide.

Parker Meggitt has become worldwide recognised as a leading supplier of high-performance and high reliability sensing and monitoring systems measuring physical parameters in the extreme environments.



Field of Expertise
  • Piezo-electric transducers
  • Vibration and dynamic pressure transducers
  • Our systems measure displacement, relative and absolute vibration, rotational speed and dynamic pressure for space applications
  • Parker Meggitt's sensors withstand temperatures from -253°C to +780°C, pressures up to 350 bar and vibration up to 10,000g
  • Parker Meggitt's sensors use the eddy current measurement principle
References

Parker Meggitt has been designing systems for space applications since the early 1970s, including high-performance vibration and dynamic pressure transducers and electronics for launchers and satellites.

Parker Meggitt's instrumentation further supported the development of the Vulcain and Vulcain 2 engines of the Ariane 5 launcher. Many of Parker Meggitt's systems are flight qualified for Ariane 5.