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Argotec

Designs, builds and operates small satellites in-house, from Earth observation constellations to deep space microsatellite missions and human spaceflight payloads.

Founded 2008201-500 employeesSan Mauro Torinese, Italy0 open positionsWebsiteLinkedIn

Space & SatellitesSensors & EW

Products & Solutions

HAWK
HAWK
Argotec's modular small satellite platform, built for missions from low Earth orbit to deep space. The HAWK Lite variant comes in 6U and 12U configurations with Argotec's own onboard computer, power unit and software-defined radio, while HAWK Plus supports satellites up to 130 kilograms and lets customers integrate payloads, including classified ones, late in production or at their own facility.
FERMI OBC&DH
A miniaturised, radiation-hardened onboard computer and data handling unit that runs autonomous mission software for Argotec's satellites in deep space and low Earth orbit. Argotec designed it to be one of the smallest units of its kind on the market.
EARTH Constellation
Argotec's constellation product line, built on the HAWK platform for telecommunications, remote sensing, navigation and scientific research. Its first application is HEO, a planned network of up to 40 Earth observation satellites of about 70 kilograms each, delivering sub-3-metre resolution imagery with onboard AI processing for coastal monitoring, disaster response and land use tracking, built for Italy's IRIDE programme.
Human Spaceflight
Payload development and astronaut support work for the International Space Station, built on more than 15 years working alongside the European Astronaut Centre. Its best-known product is ISSpresso, the first coffee machine flown to the ISS, developed with Lavazza.
Mission Control Center
Argotec's in-house flight operations centre in Turin, linked to NASA's Deep Space Network and ESA's Estrack ground stations. It has run operations for LICIACube, ArgoMoon and the HEO constellation using software Argotec built for scheduling, telemetry and mission visualisation.

About

Argotec is an Italian space technology company headquartered in San Mauro Torinese, near Turin, founded in 2008 by CEO David Avino. It started out running astronaut training and scientific experiments for the International Space Station before moving into building and operating its own satellites and spacecraft.

Offices

San Mauro Torinese, ItalyCologne, GermanyMelbourne, Florida, USA

Customers & Partners

Italian Space Agency (ASI)NASAEuropean Space Agency (ESA)Lavazza

Timeline

2025-01
Launched Pathfinder, the first satellite of the HEO constellation built for Italy's IRIDE programme.
2024
Opened Argotec SpacePark, a satellite factory in Turin capable of producing more than 50 satellites a year.
2022
LICIACube captured images of NASA's DART asteroid impact, the first planetary defence mission in history.
2017
Delivered ArgoMoon, the only European CubeSat to fly on NASA's Artemis 1 mission.
2015
Launched ISSpresso, the first coffee machine to fly to the International Space Station, developed with Lavazza.
2008
Founded by CEO David Avino in Turin, initially providing astronaut training and scientific experiments for the International Space Station.

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