Argotec Srl

Argotec was founded in 2008 in Turin, Italy, as a private company specializing in the design, development, and operations of small spacecraft and innovative space systems. The company combines aerospace engineering, software development, and operations expertise to deliver end-to-end missions for institutional and commercial customers. Argotec designs its own satellite buses and spacecraft platforms, develops flight software, and provides mission operations services.

Argotec is best known internationally for ArgoMoon, a 6U CubeSat developed for NASA and the Italian Space Agency (ASI) that was deployed from the Space Launch System (Artemis I) in November 2022. ArgoMoon served as a technology demonstration of Italian miniaturized spacecraft capability in deep space, capturing images of SLS's upper stage and the Orion capsule separation. The company has also developed the LICIACube mission for ASI, a 6U CubeSat that observed the DART impactor's collision with the asteroid Dimorphos in September 2022, providing independent documentary imagery of humanity's first planetary defense test.

Beyond flagship demonstration missions, Argotec develops compact satellite buses for Earth observation, scientific, and commercial payloads, and provides ground segment software and operations support for ESA and other institutional customers. The company is part of Italy's growing NewSpace ecosystem and collaborates closely with ASI, ESA, and international space agencies.