2022-06-29 | NYSE:LLAP | Press release
The visit comes on the heels of Terran Orbital’s successful delivery of the first of ten satellite buses to Lockheed Martin in support of the Space Development Agency’s Tier 0 Transport Layer.
Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP), a global leader in satellite solutions, primarily serving the United States and allied aerospace and defense industries, hosted Lockheed Martin and the Space Development Agency (SDA) at Terran Orbital’ state-of-the-art facilities in Irvine, California. Lockheed Martin and SDA made the visit to celebrate Terran Orbital’s successful delivery of the first of ten satellite buses to Lockheed Martin in support of the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 0 transport layer.
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Left to right: Mark Lundstrom, Senior Contractor Program Manager, Terran Orbital and Military Space, International Programs at Lockheed Martin; Roger Teague, President of Defense and Intelligence Systems at Terran Orbital; Tom McCormick, Vice President and Deputy General Manager, Military Space at Lockheed Martin; Johnathon Caldwell, Vice President and General Manager, Military Space at Lockheed Martin; Marc Bell, co-founder, president and CEO of Terran Orbital; Dr. Derek Tournear, director of the Space Development Agency; Wahid Azizpor, senior vice president of manufacturing at Terran Orbital; Shawn Hendricks, senior vice president of operations at Terran Orbital; Eric Daehler, Senior Director, Secure Communications Satellite Missions at Lockheed Martin; Marisa Jimenez, production manager at Terran Orbital; Matt Gann, senior vice president of strategy and business growth at Terran Orbital; Santina Michel, senior vice president of operations at Terran Orbital; Kristina Iskander, West Coast Liaison Officer at the Space Development Agency (Photo: Business Wire)
The targeting and beyond-line-of-sight communications provided by the transport layer will equip tactical warfighters around the world with resilient connectivity to other space assets. While the initial Slice 0 constellation is expected to have limited network capacity, future Slice 1 enhancements and beyond will dramatically increase data routing across a larger space vehicle network. Tranche 1 will then serve as the backbone for joint command and control of all domains – greatly expanding the United States’ global defense capabilities. Terran Orbital previously announced the award of a contract to Lockheed Martin to build 42 Tranche 1 satellites.
SDA Director Dr. Derek Tournear was on hand for the visit along with Johnathon Caldwell, vice president and general manager of military space at Lockheed Martin Space.
“It has been an absolute honor to welcome Lockheed Martin and SDA to Terran Orbital’s recently expanded, state-of-the-art facilities,” said Terran Orbital Co-Founder, President and CEO, Marc Bell. “Terran Orbital will continue to grow rapidly its production capacity precisely for those times when we are called upon to develop the satellites and technology used to defend our nation and our allies. Terran Orbital looks forward to designing, building and delivering the remaining nine Tranche 0 buses and 42 Tranche 1 buses.”
In addition to the transport layer satellites, Terran Orbital previously announced the award of a contract to build and support three microsatellite-class satellites for Lockheed Martin.
About Terran Orbital
Terran Orbital is a leading manufacturer of small satellites primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries of the United States and allied nations. Terran Orbital provides end-to-end satellite solutions by combining design, production, launch planning, mission operations and in-orbit support to meet the needs of the most demanding military, civil and commercial customers. Learn more at www.terranorbital.com.
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