Leaf Space Doubles its Capacity at Puertollano Teleport with a New GS
OCTOBER 2020 – A new ground station has been deployed and activated at Leaf Space’s reliable partner teleport Deimos, in Puertollano, Spain! The brand new ground station has been installed at the site given the growing capacity request for passes over this area, in parallel with the activation of our customer Astrocast’s mission using the […]
MISE Publication on the Italian Space Industry
OCTOBER 2020 – The Italian ministry of economic development has published an interesting document covering the nation’s space program impact, value and future. The importance of Italy’s space economy is highlighted in the document, giving an insight on how much the industry influences every day life on earth. Please feel free to view it here!
Leaf Line Expands With a New GS in Santa Maria, Azores
AUGUST 2020 – We’ve started our global implementation operations once again, despite the complex sitaution, and got a new proprietary GS up and running in the Azores! The new ground station will be part of our worldwide distributed ground station network, Leaf Line, capable of providing ground segment services to multiple New Space satellite operators. […]
Leaf Space partners with CYSEC to offer end-to-end cyber security protection for satellite communications
AUGUST 2020 – Leaf Space, an Italian company providing ground segment services for smallsats has signed an MoU consolidating a partnership agreement with CYSEC, a Swiss cybersecurity company, to offer end-to-end cyber security protection for satellite communications. Small satellites with a size ranging from a shoebox to the size of a washing machine are revolutionizing […]
Leaf Space Announces MoU with Launch Provider Agnikul
JULY 2020 – We are super excited to announce our official partnership with Agnikul, a company building an affordable, nimble launch vehicle that is capable of launching small satellites on-demand. Under the MoU that we signed, we would now be supporting Agnikul in the provision of ground segment services for their highly portable launch vehicle […]
Smallspark Space Systems and Leaf Space enter agreement to offer cutting edge ground station services to the UK
JULY 2020 – Cardiff-based aerospace company Smallspark Space Systems has entered into an exciting agreement with Leaf Space, an Italian provider of ground segment services to satellite operators and launchers, to bring cutting edge ground station services to UK Government and private sector clients. Smallspark and Leaf Space plan for a partnership to deliver joint […]
Successful Closing of Scale-Up Investment Round
Leaf Space continues to grow and, with a new round of funding worth 3 Mn EUR, the financial resources available for the development of its services in the New Space Economy sector reach over 7 Mn EUR. JUNE 2020 – Leaf Space, an Italian company specialized in providing ground segment services for microsatellites, has recently […]
Satsearch – Satellite ground stations: installing your own vs using an existing network
JUNE 2020 – This position piece is produced in collaboration with commerical partner satsearch. Article originally published at satsearch.co – link. Communication is key to the success of any space mission. Establishing and maintaining the right communication systems throughout the lifecycle of a satellite operation begins with Launch and Early Operations (LEOP). LEOP allows engineers to […]
CEO and co-founder Jonata Puglia Interviewed by Forbes Italia
APRIL 2020 – Forbes Italia wrote about Leaf Space this week, with this rich interview featuring our CEO and co-founder Jonata Puglia. Having overviewed the company’s foundation and early stages, author Emilio Cozzi covered topics including Leaf Space’s development and ground station network expansion plans outside of Europe, got some insights on our active and […]
Leaf Space’s Interview for Fortune Italia – Startup Highlight
APRIL 2020 – Fortune Italia involved Leaf Space in its latest article regarding strategic Italian involvement in the space sector, interviewing our CEO Jonata Puglia who highlighted Leaf Space’s history, growth and uniqueness in the Italian space environment. Topics in the interview include our ongoing collaboration with Virgin Orbit, supporting them for the testing phases […]
