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Avio

Avio

Manufactures solid and liquid propulsion systems for European space launchers and produces the Vega family of small-lift launch vehicles

WEBSITE LINKEDIN X YOUTUBE CAREERS

25 LAUNCHES 1,500 EMPLOYEES 1912 FOUNDED

LIVE

NEXT LAUNCH Sentinel-3C & FLEX 2026-09-11 AVIO THE NEW ARIANE 6 WITH 4 P160C BOOSTERS SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES AM… LAST FLIGHT Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Ex… 2026-05-19 NEXT LAUNCH Sentinel-3C & FLEX 2026-09-11 AVIO THE NEW ARIANE 6 WITH 4 P160C BOOSTERS SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES AM… LAST FLIGHT Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Ex… 2026-05-19

SITREP

Avio is a publicly traded company working in launch services, space propulsion, and space defense systems. Based in Colleferro, Italy, it was founded in 1912. It is led by CEO Giulio Ranzo. It operates as an upstream supplier spanning much of the space value chain. Its lineup includes the Vega C and Vega E vehicles and the P120C and M10 components. Its first launch came in 2026. It trades as MIL: AVIO.

Status Operating

Listed MIL: AVIO

HQ * Colleferro, Italy

Locations HQ Colleferro, Italy Paris, France Rivalta di Torino, Italy Airola, Italy Kourou, French Guiana Perdasdefogu, Italy

ACTIVITY

FORMOSAT-9B LAUNCH LIBRARY / UPCOMING LAUNCH DEC 31

TRUTHS LAUNCH LIBRARY / UPCOMING LAUNCH DEC 31

Harmony LAUNCH LIBRARY / UPCOMING LAUNCH DEC 31

ClearSpace-1 LAUNCH LIBRARY / UPCOMING LAUNCH DEC 31

SBG-TIR LAUNCH LIBRARY / UPCOMING LAUNCH DEC 31

Space Rider LAUNCH LIBRARY / UPCOMING LAUNCH DEC 31

CATALOG

Other 4

M10 P120C Space Rider Turbopumps

vehicle 3

Vega Vega C Vega E

CREW ALL PEOPLE

Giulio Ranzo CEO

Angela Natale Chief Quality Officer

Ettore Scardecchia Chief Engineering Officer

Marco Biagioni Chief Program Officer

Marco De Luca Chief Strategy Officer

Roberto Carassai Chief Financial Officer

Roberto Italia Chairman

Rosario Esposito Chief Operating Officer

Stefano Bottaro Chief Human Resources Officer

NETWORK GRAPH

COMPETITORS

CLASSIFICATION

Sectors

Launch Services Space Propulsion Space Defense Systems

Technology

Small-Lift Methane Solid Fuel 3D-Printed

Orbit & Destination

Application

Commercial Government-Civil Government-Defense

Thematic

DATA & SOURCES

SourceProvidesRegistry ID

Company websitecompany profile, products, locations, press

Launch Library 2launch records, vehicles

GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat)satellites-on-orbit countGCAT BPD

SAM.govfederal vendor registration, UEI / CAGE / NAICSUEI G4R7U35ZU4K9 / CAGE 9GCC9

Wikidataregistry cross-links

Industry pressnews coverage

* Lower-confidence value, or one we haven't anchored to a primary source yet. Profile assembled from 6 sources and cross-checked continuously.

PROFILE

Last verified 2026-07-09

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