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Engineering the Future of Astronomy & Space

For more than 30 years, Microgate has been developing advanced engineering solutions for astronomy and space, working alongside leading observatories, research institutes and space agencies worldwide. Our portfolio spans three core areas: Astronomy, with advanced adaptive optics systems for the world's leading telescopes; Space Communications, through optical laser communication technologies; and Space Sustainability, with precision laser ranging solutions supporting space debris monitoring and orbital safety.

2002

Mount Hopkins, Arizona, USA

University of Arizona – Steward Observatory. Prime contractor: MediaLario Srl

MMT 336

Adaptive Deformable Secondary Mirror

Great Adaptive Optics

2010

Mount Graham, Arizona, USA

LBT Corporation

LBT 672

Large Binocular Telescope Adaptive Secondary Mirrors

Great Adaptive Optics

2012

University of Arizona – Steward Observatory

MAG 585

Magellan-Baade telescope Adaptive Secondary Mirror

Great Adaptive Optics

2016

Paranal, Chile

ESO

VLT

Very Large Telescope

Great Adaptive Optics

2026

ESA Optical Ground Station, Tenerife

ESA

ALASCA GEO

Optical Feeder Link with a Geostationary satellite

Laser Communication

2027

Cerro Armazones, Chile

ESO

E-ELT M4

Extremely Large Telescope

Great Adaptive Optics

2027

National Base Space Center "Giuseppe Colombo"

ASI – Agenzia Spaziale Italiana

SDLR

Space Debris Laser Ranging Station

Laser Communication

2028

final installation at Cerro Armazones, Chile

Istituto Nazionale di AstroFisica – Osservatorio Astronomico di Bologna (INAF – OAB)

MORFEO

Multi-conjugate Adaptive Optics Relay For ELT Observations

Great Adaptive Optics

2028

Maunakea, Big Island of Hawaii, USA

National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ)

SUBARU ADAPTIVE SECONDARY MIRROR

Great Adaptive Optics

A GLOBAL FOOTPRINT

Precision Around the World

From the Atacama Desert in Chile to the volcanic peaks of Hawaii, from Arizona to the Canary Islands, Microgate technologies support some of the world's most advanced astronomy and space infrastructures. Our systems operate in the most demanding environments, enabling scientific discovery, space communications and sustainable space operations across the globe.