Mission Operations
Delivering Mission Success
Terran Orbital is a full-service provider of mission operations, from pre-launch readiness through launch, and from commissioning to on-orbit operations. Our services are available to customers, whether they are using a Terran Orbital-manufactured spacecraft or one manufactured elsewhere. Years of experience matched with a state-of-the-art operations center ensure that your mission is a success.
PRE-LAUNCH OPERATIONAL READINESS
Our Mission Engineers design and plan constellation-level operations and communications scenarios using state-of-the-art tools, including optimized payload tasking. We deliver scalable cloud solutions for payload and mission management.
Mission Concept of Operations Creation
End-to-End System Testing
Radio Frequency Spectrum Licensing
Mission Concept of Operations Creation
- Turns an initial concept into a fully coordinated, flight-ready operations plan using prior mission experience.
End-to-End System Testing
- Spacecraft to operator commanding, telemetry, and mission data chain checkout.
- Flight environment creation and customization.
Radio Frequency Spectrum Licensing
- Spacecraft and ground station licensing filings with U.S. and international regulatory institutions.
Launch & commissioning operations
Terran Orbital is a premier launch integrator of satellites for commercial and government organizations. We coordinate and secure launch operations with nearly every launch provider globally.
Launch and Early Orbit
Spacecraft Bus and Payload Commissioning
Launch and Early Orbit
- 24×7 operator and support team staffing to safeguard mission success during the critical launch phases, separation, and initial contacts.
Spacecraft Bus and Payload Commissioning
- Carry out deployment events, system functionality verification, and on-orbit testing campaigns.
On-orbit Operations
Our Mission Operations Center manages simultaneous missions. Combined with our global ground station network, we provide actionable, low-latency information to customers and end users around the clock.
Mission Tasking and Monitoring
Close Approach Response
Anomaly Troubleshooting and Resolution
- Planning, scheduling, and execution of payload activities and experiments.
- Booking of contacts on our global ground station network.
- Continuous state-of-health monitoring and maintenance performance.
Close Approach Response
- Burn maneuver design and execution services for collision avoidance.
Anomaly Troubleshooting and Resolution
- 24×7 alerting and contingency response crew for unexpected failures to ensure spacecraft safety.
18 Worldwide Ground Stations
Supporting our Missions
