Tyvak International’s Milani Satellite Passes Qualification and Acceptance Review for Hera Mission
11 Julio 2024 - 5:30AM
Business Wire
Tyvak International SRL (“Tyvak International”), a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP) and a leading
European nano and microsatellite manufacturer based in Turin,
Italy, announced the successful achievement of Milani’s
Qualification and Acceptance Review. Delivered in March of 2024 to
the European Space Agency, the vehicle successfully completed its
system level testing with the Hera mothercraft at the ESA’s Space
Research and Technology Center (ESTEC).
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Milani, a satellite developed by Tyvak International, is
dedicated to the visual inspection and dust detection of the
Didymos asteroid following the DART impact. It will be launched
aboard the ESA’s Hera mothercraft in late 2024. A critical
component of the Hera planetary defense mission, Milani will be one
of the ESA’s first deep-space nanosatellites, along with being one
of the first nanosatellites ever to orbit an asteroid. Tyvak
International is fully responsible for Milani’s design, build, and
mission operations.
“Just few months ago we delivered Milani to the ESA and now it
has completed the intense campaign of system level testing with
Hera, along with the ground segment, and ensured the validation of
all the interfaces and the end-to-end communication prior to the
launch. We are very proud of the work done so far and the
successful completion of the Qualification and Acceptance Review,”
Margherita Cardi said.
“Today we formally declared Milani qualified for flight. This is
the result of extremely skilled professionals who invested
extensive engineering, design, manufacturing, and testing hours.
The ESA is grateful to every single member of the Tyvak
International team for leading a complex European consortium in
record time for this historical mission. I can’t wait to see the
scientific wonders delivered by this technological marvel. With
exploring a new world traveling over 400 million kilometers from
our planet, sci-fi is becoming reality,” stated ESA’s Hera Project
Manager Ian Carnelli.
The Tyvak International team is currently preparing for the
launch campaign activities scheduled for September 2024, in
anticipation of the launch in October 2024.
About Tyvak International
Tyvak International SRL, a subsidiary of Terran Orbital
Corporation, is a leading European nano and microsatellite
provider, based in Torino, Italy. A front runner in miniaturization
and specialized in execution and delivery, Tyvak International is
contract Prime of European Space Agency for the Milani mission,
coordinating a team of 12 entities, universities, research centers,
and enterprises in Italy and across all Europe. Learn more at
www.tyvak.eu.
About Terran Orbital
Terran Orbital (NYSE: LLAP), is a leading manufacturer of
satellites primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries.
Terran Orbital provides end-to-end satellite solutions by combining
satellite design, production, launch planning, mission operations,
and on-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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