"Italy Breaks Records with Electric Propulsion in Space Operations"

Italy's SITAEL, a private space company, has achieved a major milestone with the successful launch and operation of the first Italian all-electric satellite, "MicroHETSat", designed and built for the European Space Agency. The satellite, equipped with electric propulsion thrusters, was launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon-9 mission and is now in full operation. SITAEL's Managing Director, Marco Molina, highlights the company's growth and collaboration with Italian and European space agencies, as well as its plans to expand production capabilities and provide turnkey solutions for satellite missions.