Terran Orbital (Tyvak)

Terran Orbital is a leading manufacturer of small satellites primarily serving the United States and Allied aerospace and defense industries. Terran Orbital provides end-to-end satellite solutions by combining satellite design, production, launch planning, mission operations, and in-orbit support to meet the needs of the most demanding military, civil, and commercial customers.

The company will be opening the world’s largest space vehicle manufacturing facility on Florida’s Space Coast at an investment of $300 million, it announced in September. The 660,000-square-foot facility will have the capacity to manufacture 1,000 complete satellites and over 1 million satellite components per year — a volume unheard of in the space industry.

• Terran Orbital touts military and defense contracts ahead of going public.
• Terran Orbital Delivers First Bus to Lockheed Martin in Support of Space Development Agency’s Transport Layer Tranche 0.
• In 2022, announced the formation of a new Optical Solutions Group (OSG) focused on electro-optical (EO) satellite imaging products. The Optical Solutions Group will develop and field cost-effective and responsive space-based imaging solutions for Earth Observation and Space Domain Awareness. These solutions will employ Terran Orbital’s family of satellite bus platforms featuring agile boresight and broadband communications capabilities coupled with both internally created and partner optical solutions. OSG products will be highly modular and rapidly reconfigurable with a goal of dramatically reducing latency associated with production, launch integration, launch, and on-orbit checkout. Additionally, OSG products will be highly flexible, providing significant automation for executing both routine and complex tasking.
• In 2022, Terran Orbital received $100 million investment from Lockheed Martin.
• Terran Orbital further expands satellite production facilities, SpaceNews, 2023-03-21.
• Terran Orbital expects to get $180 million this year from Rivada Space as it prepares to build 300 satellites for the venture, even as plans to fund the full $2.4 billion manufacturing contract remain under wraps, SpaceNews, 2023-08-16.
• Terran Orbital have announced the launch of its Responsive Space Initiative. Under this initiative, the company aims to provide customers with satellite buses within 30 days and complete satellite systems with integrated payloads within 60 days. In addition, seven new satellite buses will be participating in the Responsive Space Initiative program.
• Terran Orbital cut its revenue guidance for 2023 nearly in half as Rivada Space Networks has not made a milestone payment for its constellation deal. Terran Orbital announced its third quarter results in November, cutting its revenue guidance for 2023 from $250 million to “in excess” of $130 million. Rivada was expected to make milestone payments in the second half of this year, but Terran Orbital recently disclosed the payment is delayed, Via Satellite, 2023-11-14.
• Lockheed Martin looks to acquire spacecraft maker Terran Orbital for nearly $600 million, 2024-03-01.
• Terran Orbital announces plans to produce small satellites for geostationary orbit, SpaceNews, 2024-03-14.
• Secured service subcontract for the European Defense Agency’s (EDA) Hub for EU Defense Innovation (HEDI) proof-of-concept prototype 2023. This groundbreaking project focuses on Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) satellite exploration, marking a significant leap forward in military space technology. The contract encompasses Phase A of the LEO to VLEO spacecraft, 2024-04-02.
• Lockheed drops bid to acquire Terran Orbital, SpaceNews, 2024-05-02.
• Terran Orbital Revenue Dips as Cash Supply Dwindles, 2024-08-13.
• Lockheed Martin Agrees to Acquire Terran Orbital for Less Than Original Proposal, 2024-08-15.

• PropCube 1 (Flora, Propagation CubeSat)
• PropCube 3 (Merryweather. Propagation CubeSat)
• SINOD-D 1 (SRI International NanoSat Orbital Demonstration)
• SINOD-D 3 (SRI International NanoSat Orbital Demonstration)
• CICERO-6 (Community Initiative for Continuous Earth Remote Observation)
• PACSCISAT (Tyvak-53b, Tyvak 53, Tyvak 53B, PacSci EMC, Pacific Scientific)
• CICERO-1 Demo (Community Initiative for Continuous Earth Remote Observation)
• CICERO-2 (Community Initiative for Continuous Earth Remote Observation)
• CICERO-3 (Community Initiative for Continuous Earth Remote Observation)
• NanoACE
• PropCube 2 (Fauna, Propagation CubeSat)
• CICERO-7 (Community Initiative for Continuous Earth Remote Observation, Tyvak-0085?)
• Tyvak-61c (GEOStare, Tyvak 61C)
• RainCube (Radar in a CubeSat)
• CICERO-10 (Community Initiative for Continuous Earth Remote Observation, Tyvak-0086)
• CICERO-8 (Community Initiative for Continuous Earth Remote Observation, Tyvak-0087)
• Commtrail (Tyvak-0092, NANOVA)
• Pathfinder Risk Reduction (Tyvak-0129, PTHFDR, PTD-0, Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator, Pony Express 1)
• Tyvak-0172 (SIRION-1, EchoStar 1, Helios 2)
• FSSCat A (Phi-Sat-1 A, PhiSat-1, BrainSat, Φ-sat-1, 3Cat-5/A, 3Cat-5A, TYVAK-0161)
• FSSCat B (Phi-Sat-1 B, PhiSat-1, BrainSat, Φ-sat-1, 3Cat-5/B, 3Cat-5B, TYVAK-0162)
• Tyvak-0171 (SIRION-2?, EchoStar 2, Helios 3)
• PTD-1 (HYDROS, PTHFDR, Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator, NASA PTD-1)
• Centauri-3 (Centauri 3, Tyvak-0210)
• Myriota 7 (Tyvak-0152)
• ELO Alpha (Tyvak-182A, Eutelsat LEO for Objects)
• Tyvak-0130 (GEOStare SV2, GEOStare-2)
• Centauri-4 (Tyvak-0211)
• Tyvak-0173 (SIRION-3, EG 3, EG-3, EchoStar Global 3)
• Centauri-5 (TYVAK-0212)
• CICERO-2 1 (VEH 1, Vehicle 1, Community Initiative for Continuous Earth Remote Observation, OP1, OP15 FLT1, TYVAK-0820)
• CICERO-2 2 (VEH 2, Vehicle 2, Community Initiative for Continuous Earth Remote Observation, OP2, OP15 FLT2, TYVAK-0821)
• CPOD A (TYVAK-0032, FLT1, Cubesat Proximity Operations Demonstration, PONSFD-A, Proximity Operations Nano-Satellite Flight Demonstration, NASA CUBESAT PROXOPS)
• CPOD B (TYVAK-0212, FLT2, Cubesat Proximity Operations Demonstration, PONSFD-B, Proximity Operations Nano-Satellite Flight Demonstration, NASA CUBESAT PROXOPS)
• PTD-3 TBIRD (PTD3, Tyvak-0125, PTHFDR, Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator, NASA PATHFINDER TD 3)
• CAPSTONE (Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment)
• LINUSS 1 (Linus 1, LINUSS-A 1, CHASE, Lockheed Martin In-space Upgrade Satellite System, WL2XOU)
• LINUSS 2 (Linus 2, LINUSS-A 2, RSO, Lockheed Martin In-space Upgrade Satellite System, WL2XOU)
• Centauri-6
• IPERDRONE (DAVID, Iperdrone.0, Autonomous Drone ISS Verification and Deorbit)
• PTD-4 LISA (PTHFDR, Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator)
• PTD-R (PTD-5, PTHFDR, Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator)

• Milani (Hera's Milani CubeSat)
• SROC (Space Rider Observer Cube)
• Seven Sisters 1
• FUTURE (Fully aUtonomous feaTUre Recognition planetary Explorer)

• ARGO
• Myriota 5
• Myriota 6
• PTD-2 (PTHFDR, Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator)