Terran Orbital is a leading manufacturer of satellite products and solutions, primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries. They specialize in providing end-to-end satellite services, including satellite design, production, launch planning, mission operations, and on-orbit support. Terran Orbital offers a range of standardized satellite platforms and customizable solutions for military, civil, and commercial customers. The company has worked with organizations like Lockheed Martin and the Space Development Agency.
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Terran Orbital and Blue Canyon scaled through Space Development Agency bus-supplier work before being absorbed into Lockheed Martin and RTX, respectively.
Lockheed Martin acquired Terran Orbital in 2024.
Dr. Marco Villa became a partner in Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems in 2013.
Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems went public on the New York Stock Exchange in 2021 under the name Terran Orbital.
Tyvak International, a subsidiary of Terran Orbital, will build a 6U CubeSat to support the ESA RAMSES planetary defense mission to the near-Earth asteroid Apophis.
Terran Orbital was acquired by Lockheed Martin.
Eric Truitt co-founded PredaSAR and Terran Orbital.
Tyvak International, a subsidiary of Terran Orbital, won a cubesat contract with the European Space Agency.
Terran Orbital announced the Tyvak International contract award on March 13.
Eric Truitt previously co-founded satellite manufacturer Terran Orbital, which Lockheed Martin acquired, and its subsidiary PredaSAR.
Terran Orbital appointed Kwon Park as Senior Director of Manufacturing Operations on March 8, 2026.
Terran Orbital Corporation is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin.
Since its acquisition by Lockheed Martin in late 2024, Terran Orbital transitioned from a merchant satellite bus provider to a high-capacity production hub for Lockheed Martin’s prime defense contracts.
Terran Orbital was acquired by Lockheed Martin in late 2024.
Sarah Witting is Product Director, Electrical Power Systems at Terran Orbital and led delivery of the power subsystem for 42 satellite bus platforms for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 program.
Terran Orbital focuses on delivering platforms that support emerging secure communications and optical links in orbit.
Terran Orbital views the Mitsubishi Electric LEO Demo Mission as a demonstration that can open additional opportunities for secure communications missions and other advanced payloads using its small satellite platforms.
Terran Orbital targets handover of the Nebula bus in 2027.
Peter Krauss is the CEO of Terran Orbital.
Terran Orbital developed the Nebula satellite platform.