Argotec is an Italian aerospace engineering company specializing in the production of small satellites and the development of solutions for human spaceflight. Their activities encompass design, development, integration, and in-orbit operations, with a focus on microsatellites for deep space missions. Argotec collaborates with major space agencies like NASA, ESA, and ASI, and has contributed to missions such as NASA's DART and Artemis 1. Associated keywords include small satellites, human spaceflight solutions, space services, and deep space exploration.
All verified mentions of this organization in source documents.
Argotec has signed a contract to deliver 15 additional Earth Observation small satellites for the IRIDE constellation.
Argotec previously signed in December 2022 for the delivery of the first 10 IRIDE satellites.
Hawk Platform 6U from Argotec is equipped with sun sensors, a star tracker, accelerometers, a 3-axis stabilized attitude control system, and telemetry transmitter data rates of up to 100 Mbps in LEO.
Hawk Platform 6U from Argotec has a payload peak power of 40 W, a solar array peak power of up to 80 W, and bus data storage of 64 GB.
Hawk Platform 6U from Argotec supports RS422, LVDS, SpaceWire, SPI, I2C, and CAN data bus interfaces and has a command radio receiver data rate of up to 30 Mbps in LEO.
Argotec will work with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to create a streamlined version of the Universal Space Transponder-Lite radio for high-speed deep-space communications services.
In July, Argotec unveiled SpacePark in Turin, Italy, a facility designed to produce one satellite per week.
Argotec’s first product to be manufactured in its new U.S. facility will be a custom Universal Space Transponder-Lite intended to improve radio frequency performance for satellites in deep space and facilitate a planetary service relay system.
Argotec’s new 20,000-square-foot Largo facility will deliver approximately 100 jobs to the area.
Argotec will build a 20,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Largo, Maryland.
Argotec’s Largo facility will provide a location for Argotec to design, develop, build, test, and operate its satellites in the United States.
Argotec will invest $25,000,000 in a manufacturing facility in Largo, Maryland.
Argotec will work with JPL to consolidate existing UST-Lite designs and create a streamlined product capable of delivering high-speed communications services in deep space.
Argotec’s new SpacePark in Turin will include nearly 120,000 square feet of covered space for a highly automated production plant and more than 180,000 square feet of green space.
Argotec announced a multimillion-dollar investment to start operations and build a facility in Largo, Maryland.
Argotec’s Mission Control Center recorded LICIACube performing an asteroid fly-by at 7 km per second, or more than 15,1046 km per hour, under fully autonomous navigation.
The HAWK platform is Argotec’s premium CubeSat offering with scalable, modular configurations from 6U to 27U in volume.
Thales Alenia Space leads a consortium including Argotec, CIRA, and Sitael to develop the Space Factory 4.0 interconnected system.
Thales Alenia Space is leading a consortium that includes Argotec, CIRA, and Sitael to develop an interconnected Space Factory 4.0 system with facilities located across Italy.
OHB Italy and Argotec signed December contracts to supply a total of 22 multispectral IRIDE satellites for 68,000,000 EUR.