Space Companies in Italy
29 space organizations headquartered in Italy driving innovation in the global aerospace industry.
Quick Facts
- National space agency
- ASI
- Agency established
- 1988
- Agency headquarters
- Rome, Italy
- Tracked organizations
- 29 space companies & agencies
- Industry active since
- 1948
- Primary space hub
- Turin (6 companies)
- Leading sector
- satellite-manufacturing (6 companies)
About ASI
The Italian Space Agency (ASI / Agenzia Spaziale Italiana), established in 1988 and headquartered in Rome, is the Italian government body responsible for coordinating Italy's space activities, managing national space programs, and representing Italy in ESA and bilateral international space agreements — one of Europe's …
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Quick Stats
- Companies with funding
- 0
- Active/Operational
- 24
- In Development
- 3
All Companies (29)
AIKO
operationalAIKO, founded in 2017 and headquartered in Turin, Italy, develops artificial intelligence software f…
Apogeo Space
operationalApogeo Space is an Italian private company pioneering IoT satellite connectivity through the develop…
Argotec
operationalArgotec is a Turin, Italy-based spacecraft engineering and manufacturing company founded in 2008 spe…
ASI
operationalThe Italian Space Agency (ASI / Agenzia Spaziale Italiana), established in 1988 and headquartered in…
ASI Agenzia Spaziale Italiana
operationalThe Italian Space Agency (Agenzia Spaziale Italiana, ASI) is Italy's government agency responsible f…
D-Orbit
operationalFounded in 2011 by Luca Rossettini and Renato Panesi, D-Orbit pioneered space logistics as the first…
e-GEOS
operationale-GEOS is an Italian Earth observation and geospatial services company headquartered in Matera, Basi…
GAUSS Srl
operationalGAUSS Srl is an Italian space company founded in 2012 as a spin-off from the Scuola di Ingegneria Ae…
Kayser Italia
operationalKayser Italia, founded in 1986 and headquartered in Livorno, Italy, is a specialist SME in micrograv…
Leaf Space
operationalLeaf Space is an Italian ground-segment-as-a-service (GSaaS) company operating a global network of c…
Leaf Space Italy
operationalLeaf Space Italy, founded in 2014, is a ground segment service provider simplifying satellite connec…
NPC Spacemind
operationalNPC Spacemind is an Italian small satellite technology company founded in 2009 in Lamezia Terme, Cal…
Officina Stellare
operationalFounded in 2009 and based in Italy, Officina Stellare designs, manufactures, and delivers integrated…
OHB Italia
operationalOHB Italia is the Italian subsidiary of OHB SE, the German space company, headquartered in Milan. Es…
Politecnico di Milano Aerospace
operationalThe Department of Aerospace Science and Technology (DAER — Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Aero…
Politecnico di Torino Aerospace
operationalPolitecnico di Torino Aerospace represents the aerospace engineering research and academic division …
SITAEL
operationalSITAEL is a Bari, Italy-based space technology company founded in 2014 (a spin-out from the Alta aer…
Sitael Electric Propulsion
operationalSitael Electric Propulsion, founded in 2014 and based in Bari, Italy, is a company focused on the de…
Stellar Project
operationalStellar Project is a French space technology company developing compact laser communication terminal…
T4i
operationalT4i, founded in 2014 and based in Padova, Italy, is a space technology company specializing in the d…
Taitus Software
operationalTaitus Software, an ESA Business Incubation Centre (BIC) alumnus company based in Italy, develops mi…
Telespazio
operationalTelespazio, founded in 1961 and headquartered in Rome, Italy, is a leading provider of satellite ser…
Titan4
operationalTitan4 is a Rome-based space-technology company operating an Earth Intelligence platform that integr…
Tyvak International
operationalTyvak International is the Turin, Italy-based European subsidiary of Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems — …
AVIO
publicAVIO is an Italian aerospace company listed on Borsa Italiana (ticker: AVIO.MI) specializing in the …
Leonardo
publicLeonardo is a multinational aerospace, defense, and security company headquartered in Rome, Italy, w…
Kurs Orbital
developmentKurs Orbital, founded in 2020 and based in Moscow, Russia, is a space technology company focused on …
OhmSpace
developmentOhmSpace is a Turin, Italy-based space propulsion startup founded in 2020, developing next-generatio…
Thales Alenia Space Gateway
developmentThales Alenia Space Gateway, founded in 2019 and based in Turin, Italy, is a business unit of Thales…