About us
It all started with one satellite
The Past
We started our journey at the University of Stuttgart where we built and operated the university satellite. While this was teaching us how to operate satellites, we quickly saw limits. The space industry is held back by ancient operation tools and procedures. We will change that.
The Future
Satellite Usage Made Simple. This is what sat:io represents. But it’s not only the simplicity. We see the enormous benefit, new space companies bring. We see upcoming solutions for monitoring climate change, critical infrastructure, or agriculture. They all have brilliant minds behind their own sophisticated visions. They want to support humanity with their solutions. We are driven by helping them.
To operate satellites is difficult and complicated. Especially when it comes to being cost efficient and to survive in a competitive environment. We support space organizations with a modern operating system. We enable them to stay focused on their core business, allowing a sustainable growth.
The Team
Kai Leidig
Kai graduated in aerospace engineering (M.Sc.) and is receiving his PhD at University of Stuttgart. He is an expert in operations and ground systems engineering with more than 7 years of experience in academia and space industry. Kai takes over the product management, legal aspects and pushes the technical innovation.
Sebastian Wenzel
Sebastian graduated in aerospace engineering (M.Sc.) and
is receiving his PhD at University of Stuttgart.
He is an expert in space data systems and payload
processing with more than 6 years experience. Sebastian is
responsible for people operations, the SW architecture, development and
implementation.
Florian Schilli
Florian graduated in automotive engineering (B.Eng.) and innovation management (M.Sc.). He has more than 10 years of experience in business development and strategy, financial aspects as well as investor relations. Florian is responsible for marketing, sales, business development and finance.
Ankita Sen
Ankita graduated in Electrical Engineering from NIT Silchar, India and is pursuing her Master´s degree in Electrical Engineering at the University of Stuttgart. She has more than one year experience as a Full Stack Developer at IBM. Ankita is working on the GUI frontend for the operating system.
Roman Krückel
Roman graduated in Mechanical Engineering at the RWTH Aachen University and is pursuing his Master´s degree in Aerospace Engineering at the University of Stuttgart. Roman is working on our ground infrastructure architecture design.
Bahar Karahan
Bahar is currently an undergraduate at the University of Stuttgart studying aerospace engineering. She has experience as a spacecraft operator for the University satellite and is working on UX/UI and design.
Our Supporters
Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Sabine Klinkner
Since January 2015 Sabine Klinkner holds the chair of Satellite Technology at the University of Stuttgart’s Institute of Space Systems. In her department she takes care of the research fields satellite technologies, robotic systems for planetary exploration and dust astronomy.
Prof. Dr. rer. nat.
Hansjörg Dittus
Hansjörg Dittus is DLR executive board member for space research and technology and Director of the DLR Institute of Space Systems in Bremen. He is professor in the Faculty of Manufacturing Engineering / Mechanical Engineering and Process Engineering at the University of Bremen.
Prof. Dr. Chiara Manfletti
Since January 2021 Chiara Manfletti is professor for Space Propulsion and Mobility at the Technical University of Munich. In addition she is the COO of Neuraspace aiming to solve the space debris problem and improving collision avoidance.
Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Stefanos Fasoulas
Stefanos Fasoulas is Professor of Space Transportation Technology and Head of the Institute of Space Systems in Stuttgart. His department is researching re-entry and new concepts for space propulsion.
Our Supporters
Since January 2015 Sabine Klinkner holds the chair of Satellite Technology at the University of Stuttgart’s Institute of Space Systems. In her department she takes care of the research fields satellite technologies, robotic systems for planetary exploration and dust astronomy.
Stefanos Fasoulas is Professor of Space Transportation Technology and Head of the Institute of Space Systems in Stuttgart. His department is researching re-entry and new concepts for space propulsion.
Since January 2022 Chiara Manfletti is professor for Space Propulsion and Mobility at the Technical University of Munich. In addition she is the Director & COO of Neuraspace aiming to solve the space debris problem and improving collision avoidance.
Hansjörg Dittus is DLR executive board member for space research and technology and Director of the DLR Institute of Space Systems in Bremen. He is professor in the Faculty of Manufacturing Engineering / Mechanical Engineering and Process Engineering at the University of Bremen.