Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, Inc.

Irvine, CA · Aerospace · Acquired by Terran Orbital Corporation (2013)

compact satellite bus and platform for extended-mission small satellites

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · tyvak.com

Sector: Aerospace
Headquarters: Irvine, CA
Total capital: $54.8M

Federal grants: $7.6M; 9 awards · 2015–2021; Rank in peer group#44 of 155
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $47.2M; 20 awards · NASA, Defense; Rank in Aerospace#78 of 1335
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Aug 2026Federal contractNASA · Develop T0435 Fleet For The Atmosphere Linking Commercial Observations W/nasa(falcon)-lidar Mission Concepts.$472K
May 2026Federal contractNASA · Develop Geospace Dynamics Constellation (gdc) Trailblazer Mission Concepts That Will Address The Objectives Of A Future Implementation Plan In Accordance With The Manifest Requirements Document (mrd) Titled T0433 Gdc Trailblazer$127K
May 2025Federal contractDefense · Contractor Provided Space Craft And Ground Technical Specification Sheet Delivery Order As Part Of The Requirement Specified In Section M Of The Idiq$15K
Feb 2025Federal contractNASA · Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator Mission Operations Follow-on$1.6M
May 2024Federal contractNASA · Minimum Guaranteed$25K
Mar 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Small Satellite Advanced Bus with Tyvak Extended Mission PlatfOrm (TEMPO)$1.6M
Mar 2021Federal contractDefense · Small Satellite Advanced Bus With Tyvak Extended Mission Pla$500K

Show 20 earlier federal awards

Sep 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Smallsat Integration of High Performance Electrical Power System, Follow-On SBIR Phase II$1.5M
Jun 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase II · High Performance Electrical Power System for LEO Mission$1.5M
Nov 2019Federal contractNASA · Lunar Surface Transportation Services - Nasa-provided Lunar Payload (nplp) Delivery$25K
Aug 2019Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Distributed Multi-GNSS Timing and Localization (DiGiTal) 2.0 for Nanosatellites$125K
Jul 2019Federal contractDefense · He Rapid Cubesat Development Study Directly Aligns With The Success Of Our Core Business And Operations Strategy. Since Our Founding In 2011, We Have Systematically And Doggedly Identified Critical Constraints That Impact Our Speed, Responsiveness And Agility. This Experience And Drive To Shorten The Timelines For Cubesat--from An Initial Idea For A Mission To Actual Delivery To A Launch Vehicle--make US An Ideal Partner To Study The Designs, Processes And Risk Profiles Of Cubesats Delivered At$74K
Jul 2018Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Tyvak Extended Mission PlatfOrm (TEMPO)$124K
Jun 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Small Satellite System for Space Surveillance$1.5M
Jun 2018Federal contractDefense · Small Spacecraft Bus For Weather Missions$3M
Jun 2017Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Micro-avionics Multi-purpose Platform (microampp)$2M
Jan 2017Federal contractNASA · Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator (ptd)- Spaceflight Qualified 6U Cubesat Spacecraft To Be Operated By NASA For Its Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator (ptd) Project In Accordance With The Requirements Identified In The Statement Of Work.$21.5M
Jun 2016Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Arcsecond Pointing Stability on a CubeSat Platform$125K
Jun 2016Federal grantNASA · Phase I · High Performance Configurable Electrical Power System for LEO Missions$124K
Jun 2016Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Tyvak, In Collaboration With Ucla, Proposes A Novel Approach To The Challenge Of Creating A Large Reflector For Ka-band High Data Rate Links. We Propose To Attach The Primary Reflector Surface Permanently To The Surface Of A 6U Spacecraft And Illuminate The Reflector Using A Cassegrain Style Subreflector With An Illuminating Antenna That Is Permanently Mounted To The Transmitter / Receiver Inside The Satellite. While Other Approaches Focus On Deploying The Reflector Surface Itself,$123K
Sep 2015Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Data Exfiltration of Unattended Ground Sensor Data Using a 3U CubeSat$998K
Jun 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Tyvak SBIR Phase II U439340$998K
Apr 2014Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf For This Award, Tyvak Proposes To Develop A Complete Suite Of Avionics For A Nano-launch Vehicle (nlv) Based On The Architecture Determinations Performed During Phase I. This System Will Address The Unique Avionics Challenges Of A Dedicated Small Launch Vehicle And Will Utilize Heritage And Lessons Learned From Tyvak's Cubesat Avionics Systems, Modifying And Optimizing Its Existing Products For Use With This New Class Of Launch Vehicles. The Major Technical Objectives Are: - Provid$455K
Mar 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf - SBIR Phase I To Tyvak For Data Exfiltration Of Unattended Ground Sensor Data Using A 3U Cubesat - U436440$149K
May 2013Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf In This Proposal, Tyvak Nano-satellite Systems Llc (tyvak) Will Develop Nano-launch Vehicle Avionics Solutions Based On The Latest Commercial Electronics Products And Protocols. These Systems Will Address The Unique Avionic Challenges Of Dedicated Nanosatellite Launch Vehicles (nlv). Tyvak Will Utilized Heritage And Lessons Learned From Its Cubesat Avionic Systems To Modify And Optimize Its Current Products For Use With This New Class Of Launch Vehicles. The Major Technical Objecti$199K
Oct 2012Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Other Functions: Proposal Was Selected For Its Response To NASA Baa NNA12ZD0001K For Edison Small Satellite Flight Demonstration Missions. The Proposal Is Entitled Proximity Operations Nano-satellite Flight Demonstrations. The Tyvak Nano-satellite Systems Llc Mission Capability Demonstration (mcd) Validates The Key Technologies Identified In The Baa As Needed To Support Proximity Operations And Related Missions With A Nano-satellite. The Proposed Flight Demonstration Leverages P$15.8M
Sep 2012Federal contractNASA · Cubesat Deployer System Design$209K

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Standing among 155 peers

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Aerospace · Satellite · Device

Federal grants#44 · top 28%

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What it has protected

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Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026

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Regulatory activity · Aerospace

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06 Jul 2026Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
01 Jul 2026Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing SeatsFederal Aviation Administration
26 Jun 2026Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous AmendmentsFederal Aviation Administration
23 Jun 2026Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International AirportFederal Aviation Administration
23 Jun 2026Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia AirportFederal Aviation Administration
18 Jun 2026Special Conditions: Honeywell Aerospace US LLC, Dassault Aviation Model Falcon 900EX Airplane; Electronic System Security Protection From Unauthorized External AccessFederal Aviation Administration

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Sources

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