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Officina Stellare

Designs and manufactures space-qualified optical payloads, laser communication terminals and ground stations for Earth observation, space surveillance and secure satellite communications.

Founded 200951-200 employeesSarcedo, Italy0 open positionsWebsiteLinkedIn

Space & SatellitesSensors & EWCommunications

Products & Solutions

Earth observation optical payloads
Earth observation optical payloads
Space-qualified telescopes and multispectral or hyperspectral payloads for Earth observation satellites in low and very low Earth orbit. Officina Stellare has supplied optics for Leonardo's PLATiNO programme and the HIREOS high-resolution system, for Argotec's telescopes on Italy's IRIDE constellation, and for Satellogic's imaging satellites.
Optical Ground Stations (OGS)
Ground-based stations that track objects in orbit, receive laser communication links and support quantum key distribution. Officina Stellare has built OGS systems for the German Aerospace Center, Cyprus University of Technology, Italy's ASI space agency and Thales Alenia Space's HyDRON laser relay programme.
LaserCom terminals
Optical communication terminals that use lasers instead of radio frequency links to move data between satellites and the ground. The company signed a technology and license agreement with Skyloom Global Corp in 2025 to develop the Skyloom Europe optical communications network.
Automated ground telescopes
Fully automated optical telescopes up to 1.6 metres, including wide-field systems, built for scientific research institutes and defense test ranges. Defense customers use them for high-speed video tracking at ballistic test facilities.
ThinkQuantum QUKY
A quantum key distribution platform built by subsidiary ThinkQuantum, generating quantum-safe cryptographic keys for fiber, free-space and satellite links. ThinkQuantum also makes THIKE, a quantum random number generator, and won a EUR 4.8 million contract from Thales Alenia Space for ESA's SAGA programme.
Dynamic Optics adaptive optics
Deformable mirrors and deformable lenses that correct for atmospheric turbulence in real time, built by subsidiary Dynamic Optics, acquired in 2020. Used in astronomy, optical communications and high-power laser systems from visible wavelengths through the 1550nm telecom band.

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About

Officina Stellare designs and manufactures opto-mechanical and opto-electronic systems for space and ground applications. The company was founded in 2009 in Sarcedo, Italy, by Giovanni Dal Lago, Gino Bucciol and Riccardo Gianni, building on an earlier venture called Astrotech, an online store for amateur astronomy equipment, before moving into space-qualified hardware for Earth observation, space situational awareness and secure satellite communications.

Offices

Sarcedo, ItalyArlington, Virginia, USA

Backed by

Satellogic (strategic investor)Investindustrial (via Global Aerospace Technologies Group)

Customers & Partners

Leonardo S.p.A.Thales Alenia Space ItaliaArgotecSatellogicCyprus University of TechnologyGerman Aerospace Center (DLR)Italian Space Agency (ASI)NASASkyloom Global Corp

Timeline

2025-10
Signed an agreement for a business combination with Global Aerospace Technologies Group, backed by Investindustrial Growth III, to form a larger listed aerospace and defense technology group.
2021
Co-founded quantum communications subsidiary ThinkQuantum with researchers from the University of Padua.
2020
Acquired adaptive optics company Dynamic Optics and opened a US subsidiary, OS Corporation.
2019
Listed on the AIM Market of Borsa Italiana, now Euronext Growth Milan.
2012
Won a contract with NASA for the SOFIA airborne observatory project.
2009
Founded in Sarcedo, Italy, by Giovanni Dal Lago, Gino Bucciol and Riccardo Gianni, building on an earlier astronomy equipment venture called Astrotech.

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