About Tyvak International S.r.l.
Tyvak International S.r.l. is an Italian nanosatellite manufacturer and mission service provider headquartered in Torino, Italy, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Terran Orbital Corporation. Originally part of the California-based Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, Tyvak International serves as the European arm of the Terran Orbital group, focusing on CubeSat and small satellite solutions for the European Space Agency, commercial operators, and scientific institutions.
Tyvak International's expertise spans complete small satellite integration, from platform design and systems engineering through manufacturing, environmental testing, and mission operations. The company has significant flight heritage across multiple CubeSat and small satellite missions in collaboration with ESA and other European space agencies, including contributions to planetary missions and Earth observation programs.
As a Terran Orbital company, Tyvak International benefits from a broad portfolio of on-orbit heritage and access to the group's manufacturing and engineering capabilities across the United States and Italy. The company is a key part of Terran Orbital's strategy to serve the growing European nanosatellite market with locally developed and produced platforms.
Tyvak International was established in Torino to leverage Italy's strong aerospace engineering tradition and proximity to ESA's ESAC facility and European industrial partners. The company copyright dates from 2013, reflecting over a decade of small satellite engineering in the region.
Milestones
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2013 Tyvak International founded in Turin, Italy, building on Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems' CubeSat heritage
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2017 First nanosatellites capable of controlled orbit changes and on-orbit rendezvous
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2022 Parent Terran Orbital Corporation lists on the New York Stock Exchange (LLAP); a Tyvak CubeSat goes on permanent display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
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2024 Milani CubeSat, part of ESA's Hera mission, launched to the Didymos-Dimorphos asteroid system
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2026 Selected by ESA to develop a CubeSat for the Ramses mission to near-Earth asteroid Apophis
