NPO Lepton

NPO Lepton, AO
Native name
НПО Лептон, AO
Company typeScientific production association (NPO)
Industry
FoundedJune 23, 1994
Founder
  • Aleksej Borisov
  • Oleg Kazantsev
  • Mihail Krilov
  • Vitalij Matveev
HeadquartersZelenograd, Russia
Key people
Oleg Kazantsev, general director
ProductsSpace-based optical remote sensing instruments
Revenue
  • 88 million ₽ (2024)
  • 22 million ₽ (2023)
Total assets
  • 2.4 billion ₽ (2024)
  • 1.1 billion ₽ (2023)
Number of employees
59 (2024)
Websitelepton.ru

NPO Lepton, AO, commonly called Lepton, is a Russian producer of optical remote sensing equipment, primarily for military space applications. Its primary product is a range of hyperspectral remote sensing cameras used in satellites. The company, based in the Moscow suburb of Zelenograd, develops part of the payload for Russia's Nivelir orbital anti-satellite weapon (ASAT) program. The company was sanctioned by the United States in 2024 and debarred by Taiwan in 2025.

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