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Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems

Logo: Tyvak, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Defunct American smallsat provider (2011–2014/2022)

Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems was an American company that designed and built satellites. It started as a designer, builder and provider of nanosatellite and CubeSat space vehicle products and services for government and commercial customers.2 It was founded by Jordi Puig-Suari.1 It is part of Terran Orbital Corporation.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2011Founded1

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Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems was an American company that designed and built satellites. It started as a designer, builder and provider of nanosatellite and CubeSat space vehicle products and services for government and commercial customers.2

Corporate structure

Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems is part of a group headed by Terran Orbital Corp. 6 entities, 3 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Terran Orbital Corp Boca Raton, Florida
    • Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems Irvine
    • Orbital Networks AS Subsidiary · Norway
    • PredaSAR Corporation Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Terran Orbital Operating Corporation Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Tyvak International S.R.L. Subsidiary · Italy

Built from subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Jordi Puig-Suari in 2011.1

Leadership

Who has led Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Products and brands

  • artificial satellite

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Former owners and parents

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 2022Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 2013Acquired Acquired by Terran Orbital Corporation1
  3. 2011Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$57.2M 2012–2026
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2012–2026: $57.2M in all. PPP loans $2.5M; Federal contracts $54.6M.$0$5M$10M$15M2012 · Federal contracts: $3.1M20122013 · Federal contracts: $2.9M2014 · Federal contracts: $7.4M20142015 · Federal contracts: $3.8M2016 · Federal contracts: $3.4M20162017 · Federal contracts: $5.9M2018 · Federal contracts: $4.9M20182019 · Federal contracts: $1.8M2020 · PPP loans: $2.5M2020 · Federal contracts: $4.2M20202021 · Federal contracts: $2.3M2022 · Federal contracts: $249.1K20222023 · Federal contracts: $399.3K2024 · Federal contracts: $1.3M20242025 · Federal contracts: $12.5M2026 · Federal contracts: $598.1K2026
Without federal contracts$2.5M 2020–2020
Without federal contractsWithout federal contracts, 2020–2020: $2.5M in all. PPP loans $2.5M.$0$1M$2M$3M2020 · PPP loans: $2.5M2020
Figures by year
YearPPP loansFederal contractsTotal
2026–$598.1K$598.1K
2025–$12.5M$12.5M
2024–$1.3M$1.3M
2023–$399.3K$399.3K
2022–$249.1K$249.1K
2021–$2.3M$2.3M
2020$2.5M$4.2M$6.8M
2019–$1.8M$1.8M
2018–$4.9M$4.9M
2017–$5.9M$5.9M
2016–$3.4M$3.4M
2015–$3.8M$3.8M
2014–$7.4M$7.4M
2013–$2.9M$2.9M
2012–$3.1M$3.1M

Federal awards

Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov4, by calendar year, 2012–2026, for its registration. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.

Largest contracts

  1. Jan 10, 2017$21.5M from National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Pathfinder technology demonstrator (ptd)- spaceflight qualified 6u cubesat spacecraft to be operated by nasa for its pathfinder technology d5 To TYVAK NANO-SATELLITE SYSTEMS, INC. Award NNA17BF41C
  2. Oct 1, 2012$15.8M from National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Igf::ot::igf other functions: proposal was selected for its response to nasa baa nna12zd0001k for edison small satellite flight demonstrati6 To TYVAK NANO-SATELLITE SYSTEMS, INC. Award NNA12AC39C
  3. Jun 28, 2018$3.0M from Department of the Air Force: Small spacecraft bus for weather missions7 To TYVAK NANO-SATELLITE SYSTEMS, INC. Award FA865018C9219
  4. Jun 15, 2017$2.0M from National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Igf::ot::igf micro-avionics multi-purpose platform (microampp)8 To TYVAK NANO-SATELLITE SYSTEMS, INC. Award NND17AP12C
  5. Feb 1, 2025$1.6M from National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Pathfinder technology demonstrator mission operations follow-on9 To TYVAK NANO-SATELLITE SYSTEMS, INC. Award 80ARC025CA003

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA10. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Apr 27, 2020$2.5M PPP loan (first draw) from Valley National Bank10To TYVAK NANO-SATELLITE SYSTEMS, INC, Irvine CA; $2.6M forgiven Jun 16, 2021

Sources

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