- CEO
- Carlo Spezzapria
- Sector
- Electronic technology
- Industry
- Electronic components
- Address
- Sarcedo Italy
- IPO Date
- Jun 26, 2019
- Business
- Officina Stellare S.p.A. designs, develops, and manufactures high-precision optomechanical systems, specialized instrumentation, and optical components for the aerospace, defense, scientific research, and naval industries. Operating as a vertically integrated platform, the company provides end-to-end solutions covering optical and mechanical design; precision engineering; manufacturing of optical blanks, mirrors, and custom optics; thin-film optical coatings; electronics integration; cleanroom assembly; and space qualification testing. The company's primary product and service offerings comprise ground-based and spaceborne optical systems, including Ritchey-Chrétien, Riccardi-Honders, Riccardi Dall-Kirkham, Maksutov-Cassegrain, and apochromatic refractor telescopes; high-throughput optical communication terminals and optical ground stations for free-space and satellite-to-ground laser communications; space payloads for Earth observation, space situational awareness (SSA), space domain awareness, and in-orbit servicing; adaptive optics solutions, wavefront sensors, and deformable mirrors through its subsidiary Dynamic Optics; quantum communication hardware, including Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) systems and Quantum Random Number Generators (QRNG) through its subsidiary ThinkQuantum; and specialized electrification and electric powertrain systems through its subsidiary Mavel S.r.l. Officina Stellare caters to government space agencies, military and defense contractors, research institutions, universities, and commercial aerospace operators across Europe, North America, and the Asia-Pacific region. Founded in 2009, the company is headquartered in Sarcedo (Vicenza), Italy, and trades on the Euronext Growth Milan market under the ticker symbol OS. In recent developments, Officina Stellare completed a major business combination with Global Aerospace Technologies Group S.p.A. (GATG), backed by Investindustrial, to form a vertically integrated Italian industrial hub for aerospace, defense, and dual-use technologies; acquired a 100% stake in power systems specialist Mavel S.r.l.; secured a contract with Leonardo to supply optical communication terminals for commercial Earth observation constellations; and was selected by the Italian Space Agency (ASI) to lead major space projects, including the EarthNext Earth observation initiative and quantum-secure satellite communication programs.