Development and manufacture of professional telescopes, telescope control systems and domes as turn-key systems.

ASTELCO Systems GmbH

82054 Sauerlach (near Munich)New on Amplifa

2004Founded

20+Employees

Sauerlach near MunichHeadquarters with assembly hall

HRB B 151 658, AG MünchenCommercial register

About ASTELCO Systems

ASTELCO Systems GmbH was founded in 2004 and develops, manufactures and integrates professional telescopes, telescope control systems, domes (enclosures) and related technology, which are generally delivered as turn-key systems. The company, based in Sauerlach near Munich, employs more than 20 staff with many years of experience in astronomy and telescope control; the software developers bring over 20 years of experience in telescope control. All products are manufactured in Germany (Made in Germany): in the company's own assembly hall in Sauerlach, the systems are integrated, set up and tested. Customers include observatories and research facilities worldwide, including the Belgian TRAPPIST team, which in 2016 discovered five of the seven planets around the star TRAPPIST-1 using an ASTELCO 60 cm RC telescope in La Silla (Chile). ASTELCO realizes international projects, among others in Chile, Turkmenistan, Slovakia, France and Tenerife.

Site: Sauerlach
Processes: Integration, assembly and testing of telescopes, telescope control systems and domes/enclosures, Telescopes, Telescope control systems, Domes/Enclosures, Turn-key systems, Software development for telescope control
Materials: Telescope mount NTM-500, Ritchey-Chrétien telescopes, Alt-Az mounts
Founded: 2004
Employees: 20+
Industries: Astronomy/Research, Science, Observatories

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Software development for telescope control
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Integration and assembly
03
Testing and commissioning
04
Turn-key delivery

Technologies and Services

NTM-500

Telescope mount NTM-500

High-precision mount, among other things used on the 60 cm RC telescope of the TRAPPIST project in La Silla.

Ritchey-Chrétien telescopes

Telescope systems, e.g. with 60 cm and 80 cm aperture, for research applications.

Alt-Az

Alt-Az mounts

Robotic-capable mounts for telescopes with 80 cm to 130 cm aperture.

Locations

Sauerlach

Headquarters with offices and assembly hall (integration, commissioning, testing)

Assembly hall for integration, assembly and testing of telescopes, control systems and domes/enclosures

Systems and Products

**60 cm telescope for exoplanet research (TRAPPIST, La Silla)**RC system with NTM-500 mount · Astronomy/Research

**80 cm telescope in Turkmenistan**Telescope system · Observatories

Inside the production

Prototype for the ESO Laser Guide Star Telescope

80 cm alt-az robotic telescope in France

ASTELCO Professional Telescopes Worldwide

Industries

Astronomy/ResearchScienceObservatories

Processes & technical limits

Processes	Tolerance	Max. part	Weight	Lot size	Materials
Integration, assembly and testing of telescopes, telescope control systems and domes/enclosuresAssembly	–	–	–	–	–

Additional services

TelescopesTelescope control systemsDomes/EnclosuresTurn-key systemsSoftware development for telescope control

Reference customers

TRAPPIST team (Dr. Michael Gillon, Emmanuel Jehin) – Belgian Science Team, La Silla/Chile

History

2004
Foundation of ASTELCO Systems GmbH
2017
Discovery of seven planets around TRAPPIST-1, five of them in 2016 with an ASTELCO 60 cm RC telescope with NTM-500 mount in La Silla (Chile), announced worldwide in leading media