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Argotec

Turin, Piedmont, Italy · Space · Satellites & spacecraft / Platforms · Subsidiary · argotecgroup.com

Argotec sells the Hawk Plus satellite platform and spacecraft manufacturing services to satellite operators and constellation customers.

Space 100 · rank 97 · score 64 →Edition: November 2026

Positioning

Argotec is an Italian smallsat maker (Turin, with a US subsidiary) with deep-space cubesat heritage no peer matches at its size (ArgoMoon flew on Artemis-1, LICIACube imaged the DART impact) and an IRIDE constellation role, from a SpacePark factory billed as Europe's most advanced. It is the Italian smallsat prime candidate beneath SITAEL, expanding its US subsidiary, with low 2026 news flow scored accordingly. Revenue is estimated at 10-100m.

Latest signals

  • Argotec raised €50 million to scale small-satellite manufacturing.Payload
  • Rheinmetall Italia S.p.A. and Argotec launched their first jointly developed military air-defense surveillance satellite.Satellite Evolution
  • Argotec is building Henon for autonomous deep-space navigation and solar-storm monitoring.European Spaceflight
  • Argotec added seven HEO satellites to Italy’s IRIDE Earth-observation constellation.Raumfahrer.net
  • Argotec opened its first U.S. satellite production facility in Florida.SpaceNews

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Facts, with sources

  • [object Object]Revenue band · SpaceNews
  • SubsidiaryOwnership change · SpaceNews
  • Hawk Earth Observation satellites built by Argotec for the IRIDE constellation deployedDeployment · SpaceNews
  • Hawk Plus platformProduct launch · SpaceNews

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Scores, Space (of 10)

Deployment6
Production6
Commercials4
Progress7
Technology8
Positioning6
Firepower6
Leverage6

Traction: deployment, production, commercials, progress. Capability: technology, positioning, firepower, leverage.

Peers in Platforms

8Airbus Defence & Space · 8512Thales Alenia Space · 82.520Muon Space · 8122K2 Space · 80.523Millennium Space Systems · 8026The Exploration Company · 79.5

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Categories

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Questions this page answers

What does Argotec do?

Argotec sells the Hawk Plus satellite platform and spacecraft manufacturing services to satellite operators and constellation customers. Argotec is an Italian smallsat maker (Turin, with a US subsidiary) with deep-space cubesat heritage no peer matches at its size (ArgoMoon flew on Artemis-1, LICIACube imaged the DART impact) and an IRIDE constellation role, from a SpacePark factory billed as Europe's most advanced. It is the Italian smallsat prime candidate beneath SITAEL, expanding its US subsidiary, with low 2026 news flow score

Where does Argotec rank in space?

Argotec ranks 97 of 100 on the Space 100 (November 2026 edition) with a score of 64 out of 100, in Platforms (Satellites & spacecraft). Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence.

Who are Argotec's peers in Platforms?

Airbus Defence & Space (rank 8), Thales Alenia Space (rank 12), Muon Space (rank 20), K2 Space (rank 22), Millennium Space Systems (rank 23), The Exploration Company (rank 26).

Where is Argotec based and when was it founded?

Argotec is based in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. Stage: Subsidiary.

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