Lockheed Martin to Acquire Satellite Solutions Provider, Terran Orbital for $450 million

Lockheed Martin today signed an agreement to acquire Terran Orbital, a provider of satellite-based solutions to the aerospace and defense industries.

Terran Orbital is specialized in robotic manufacturing capacity and modular space vehicle designs.  Lockheed Martin uses Terran Orbital's satellites for its work, most notably with the Space Development Agency's Transport and Tracking Layer programs, and in several of its self-funded technology demonstrations.

"We've worked with Terran Orbital for more than seven years on a variety of successful missions," said Robert Lightfoot, president, Lockheed Martin Space. As of today, Lockheed Martin is Terran Orbital's largest customer.

The enterprise value of the transaction is approximately $450 million. Lockheed Martin will acquire Terran Orbital for $0.25 in cash for each outstanding share of common stock and retire its existing debt. This transaction also provides for Lockheed Martin and other current Terran Orbital creditors establishing a new, $30 million working capital facility that has been put in place as of signing.

The transaction is expected to close in fourth quarter of 2024 and is subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, including regulatory and Terran Orbital stockholder approvals.

Terran Orbital has a track record of supporting more than 80 missions over the past decade for government and commercial customers with complex mission requirements, from low earth orbit to the Moon and beyond.

Terran Orbital joined the Lockheed Martin Ventures (LM Ventures) portfolio – a fund that makes investments in technology innovations to drive growth in existing, adjacent and new segments for the company – with an initial investment in 2017. LM Ventures has since made two additional investments in Terran Orbital in 2020 and 2022. This marks the first LM Ventures company that Lockheed Martin has sought to acquire since founding the fund in 2007.