Terran Orbital
End-to-end satellite manufacturer delivering modular spacecraft platforms, mission operations, and ground services for defense, civil, and commercial customers worldwide
Terran Orbital is a vertically integrated satellite manufacturer serving defense, civil, and commercial customers worldwide. The company designs, builds, and delivers modular spacecraft platforms ranging from 6U CubeSats to 1,000 kg-class vehicles, manufacturing approximately 85 percent of components in-house at its facilities in Irvine, California. Its product line spans seven standardized platforms — Triumph, Renegade, Voyager, Excelsior, Nebula, Ambassador, and Enterprise — built on flexible, plug-and-play architectures with interchangeable modules. Terran Orbital also offers a SmallSat GEO platform bringing cost-effective small satellite solutions to geostationary orbit.
Beyond hardware, the company provides end-to-end mission services including launch planning and logistics, mission operations from its California-based operations center, and ground station services. Terran Orbital has delivered spacecraft for NASA's CAPSTONE lunar navigation mission and produced satellite buses for the Space Development Agency's Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture. The company was acquired by Lockheed Martin in October 2024 for approximately $450 million and operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary and merchant supplier. It maintains additional facilities in Melbourne and Boca Raton, Florida, and Turin, Italy.
Provides in-space logistics, orbital transfer vehicles, and satellite deployment systems for small satellites from LEO to the Moon
Designs electric propulsion systems for small satellites and operates orbital transfer vehicles for last-mile delivery and in-orbit services
Designs and manufactures chemical, electric, and hybrid propulsion systems for spacecraft ranging from cubesats to orbital transfer vehicles