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Sitael is the largest privately-owned Italian company operating in the space sector. It specializes in the design, development, and production of small satellites, advanced propulsion systems, and avionics. Sitael provides complete solutions for Earth observation, telecom, and science missions, and partners with major space players like ESA, NASA, CNES, JAXA and ASI. Key areas include small satellites, electric propulsion, space avionics, and test services.

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Argotec, CIRA, and SITAEL are consortium partners in the Space Factory 4.0 programme led by Thales Alenia Space.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.0Oct 10, 2025Thales Alenia Space Inaugurates New €100M Satellite Factory

Virgin Galactic signed agreements with Italian companies Altec and Sitael in 2018 to examine flights from Grottaglie.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Dec 13, 2024Virgin Galactic signs agreement to study suborbital spaceflights from Italian spaceport

The satellite platform for the EAGLE-1 Quantum Cryptography System will be delivered by the Italian aerospace company SITAEL.

RelationshipsCapabilityPlanValue 4.0May 11, 2023SES + TESAT to develop QKD payload for EAGLE-1

Thales Alenia Space leads a consortium including Argotec, CIRA, and Sitael to develop the Space Factory 4.0 interconnected system.

RelationshipsCapabilityGeneralValue 4.0May 1, 2023Italian Space Agency and Thales Alenia Space Sign a Contract for Space Factory 4.0

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.

RelationshipsCapabilityPlanValue 4.0Apr 27, 2023Thales Alenia Space signs Space Factory 4.0 contract with the Italian Space Agency

Leonardo is providing the instruments for Sitael’s hyperspectral IRIDE satellites.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Apr 27, 2023Italy’s post-pandemic space industry boost

ESA awarded IRIDE satellite manufacturing contracts to Italy-based teams led by Thales Alenia Space, Argotec, Sitael, OHB, and D-Orbit.

RelationshipsValue 4.5Apr 27, 2023Italy’s post-pandemic space industry boost

PLATiNO 2 is developed by SITAEL for the Italian Space Agency and is an institutional mission for Vega C.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 3.6Jul 13, 2022With the success of the inaugural flight under their belt, Arianespace is initiating Vega C operations

Celestia Antwerp deployed a test system team to design, develop, and manufacture the Payload Data and TTC Special Check-Out Equipment for Sitael’s PLATiNO smallsat platform.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.2May 9, 2022Celestia Antwerp Celebrating Their 60th Anniversary In The SATCOM Ground Market Segment

Arianespace was awarded a launch contract by SITAEL to orbit the PLATiNO 1 and PLATiNO 2 satellites for the Italian Space Agency (ASI) as final customer.

RelationshipsValue 4.8Jan 10, 2022Arianespace To Launch PLATiNO 1 + 2 Smallsats For Italian Space Agency

The full list of New Symphonie collaborators includes AEROSPACELAB, ANYWAVES, AVIO, CAILABS, DE-CIX, EXOLAUNCH, EXOTRAIL, FRESNEL ALLIANCE, GOMSPACE, GREENERWAVE, INTEGRASYS, KSAT, LOFT ORBITAL, QEST ANTENNA TECHNOLOGY, SATCONSULT, SECURE-IC, SENER, SITAEL, TESAT, and TRANSATEL.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Sep 26, 2021European Commission’s Connectivity Call To Be Led By UNSEEN LABS + Euroconsult

Virgin Galactic has a framework agreement with Italian companies Altec and Sitael, working in cooperation with Italian government agencies, to establish SpaceShipTwo operations at the Taranto-Grottaglie Airport, and that agreement set no start date for flights.

RelationshipsPlanGeneralValue 4.2Oct 2, 2019Virgin Galactic to fly Italian Air Force research mission

On 2018-07-06, Virgin Orbit signed a memorandum of understanding with Italian company Sitael that could lead to LauncherOne missions from Taranto-Grottaglie Airport in southern Italy despite no timetable being set.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.0Jul 15, 2018U.K. selects Scottish spaceport site
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