Decades of Pioneering
Terran Orbital is a prime leader of small satellite manufacturing with a proven flight heritage. We set the foundation for the New Space movement and became a trusted global supplier for the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Australia. From launch to in-orbit operations, Terran Orbital continues to innovate space exploration for our civil, military, and commercial customers through fast, secure, and scalable satellite solutions.
Our History
1999
The CubeSat standard is developed by Dr. Jordi Puig-Suari and Bob Twiggs
The standard for small satellites is still followed today
2011
Dr. Puig-Suari becomes co-founder of Tyvak Nano-satellite Systems, supporting the CubeSat market
2012
Tyvak invents the Intrepid Platform, the most compact, lowest power avionics for commercial satellites
2013
Tyvak introduces the Endeavour Platform, the first commercial CubeSats with propulsion and precision control
2013
Terran Orbital is founded by Marc Bell and Anthony Previte with Headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida
Terran Orbital Acquires Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems
2015
Launches the first commercial intelligence community CubeSat constellation
Build to launch times of less than five months are accomplished
2016
Enables the first national reconnaissance office (NRO) small satellites to launch on commercial rideshare
2017
Develops and launches PACSCISAT, the first nano-satellite capable of controlled orbit change
2017
Develops and launches NanoACE, the first nano-satellite capable of rendezvous on-orbit
2018
Develops and launches GEOStare, a nanosatellite with two novel telescopes that track objects on Earth and in space
2018
Provides launch integration services and hardware for first ever small satellites sent to Mars.
2018
Develops and launches RainCube, the first ever nano-satellite radar mission for NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
2018
Provides hardware and launch integration services for first commercial small-rocket launch
2018
Invents the MRK2 Platform, the first high-volume production flight hardware capable of sending nanosatellites outside low-earth orbit (LEO).
2019
Launches Tyvak_0129, a next-generation nanosatellite and the new industry standard
2019
Terran Orbital’s newest company, PredaSAR is founded
Owns and operates constellations of advanced synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites
2019
Terran Orbital builds 40,000 sq. ft. and 10,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facilities
2020
Forms partnership with Lawrence Livermore Laboratory to develop new innovative telescopes for nanosatellites
2020
Completes successful launch of FSSCAT and OSM_1
2021
Terran Orbital delivers small satellite into operational orbit for EchoStar
2021
BigBear.ai partners with Terran Orbital to support satellite constellation manufacturing and operations
2021
PredaSAR works with DARPA’s Blackjack constellation to perform interoperability
2022
CPOD demonstrates first ever on-orbit nanosatellite docking mission
2022
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC displays a Tyvak CubeSat
2022
Terran Orbital goes public on the New York Stock Exchange (LLAP)
2022
The Fleet Space, GeoOptics, and NASA commissioned satellites embark on four groundbreaking missions
Satellites include two NASA CubeSat Proximity Operations Demonstration (CPOD) vehicles, NASA Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator 3 (PTD-3), Fleet Space CENTAURI-5, and two GeoOptics CICERO-2 vehicles.
2022
CAPSTONE launches into lunar orbit to create a path for NASA Gateway Space Station
CAPSTONE, or Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment, lifted off early Tuesday morning, June 28 on a four-and-a-half-month journey to enter a near rectilinear halo orbit (NRHO) around the moon. The same orbit will support NASA’s Artemis missions to reach any site on the moon’s surface, including landings at the lunar south pole.
2022
LunIR becomes second Terran Orbital-developed lunar satellite to launch this year
2022
Terran Orbital completes order for SDA’s Tranche 0 Transport layer
2023
GEOStare SV2 completes commercial imaging contract for Lockheed Martin
2023
Terran Orbital wins $2.4 billion contract to build 300 satellites for Rivada Space Networks
2023
LINUSS, the first pair of Terran Orbital-developed spacecraft operate in the GEO belt
2023
Terran Orbital breaks ground on a new, 94,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art satellite manufacturing facility
2023
Terran Orbital and ImageSat International launched Runner 1 FASat-Delta EO sat
2023
Terran Orbital joins TIME100 Most Influential Companies
Time magazine's global, cross-sector list recognizes Terran Orbital among leading companies for "impact, innovation, ambition, and success"
