TYVAK NANO-SATELLITE SYSTEMS, INC.
THE TYVAK EXTENDED MISSION PLATFORM (TEMPO) LEVERAGES ONGOING COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND EXISTING TYVAK HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE TO PRODUCE A LOW-COST, HIGH-PERFORMING AVIONICS SYSTEM FOR SMALL LAUNCH VEHICLES AND MANEUVERING UPPER STAGE CARRIER VEHICLES. THE SYSTEM PROVIDES AUTONOMOUS GUIDANCE AND CONTROL AND STAGE/DEPLOYMENT SEQUENCING. IT ALSO USES CUSTOMIZABLE SUBSYSTEM PACKAGES TO ENABLE CARRIER VEHICLES TO PROVIDE SERVICES CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE TO SMALL SATELLITES, SUCH AS DELIVERY OF MULTIPLE SATELLITES TO MULTIPLE ORBITAL PLANES, LONG-DURATION CARRIER VEHICLE OPERATIONS, DELAYED DEPLOYMENT OF SPARE SATELLITES UNTIL THEY ARE NEEDED TO REPLENISH A CONSTELLATION, HUB-AND-SPOKE RENDEZVOUS AND PROXIMITY, AND COMMUNICATION RELAY. CONSOLIDATING THESE CAPABILITIES INTO THE CARRIER VEHICLE ALLOWS FOR SIMPLER SATELLITE DESIGNS WITH MORE OF THE SIZE, WEIGHT, AND POWER DEVOTED TO THE PAYLOAD. FOR LAUNCH VEHICLES REQUIRING AN AUTONOMOUS FLIGHT SAFETY SYSTEM, TYVAK WILL ASSESS SIMULTANEOUS PROCE