Terran Orbital (NYSE: LLAP), a global leader in satellite solutions, has announced the successful completion of CAPSTONE’s first TCM burn. As the first statistical maneuver of the mission, TCM-1 is designed to clean up expected dispersions from the launch vehicle injection. This enables  CAPSTONE to continue its pathfinding lunar journey in support of NASA’s Artemis program.

The company’s Mission Operations Center commanded the burn and processed the post-burn telemetry. Optimized for precise maneuvers, TCM-1 is the first maneuver executed by the CAPSTONE spacecraft using its onboard propulsion system.

At the time of maneuver execution, the spacecraft was approximately 465,000 km from the Earth. Prior to the maneuver, the spacecraft was on a trajectory that would take it approximately 1.2 million km from the Earth. With the completion of TCM-1 the spacecraft is now targeting a trajectory that will take it approximately 1.4 million km from Earth.

“Terran Orbital is thrilled to have successfully completed CAPSTONE’s first TCM burn,” said Company Co-Founder, Chairman, and CEO Marc Bell. “We look forward to completing the spacecraft’s second maneuver as we continue to work alongside Advanced Space in making this historic NASA lunar mission a reality.”

Terran Orbital is a leading manufacturer of small satellites primarily serving the United States and Allied aerospace and defense industries. The company provides end-to-end satellite solutions by combining satellite design, production, launch planning, mission operations, and in-orbit support to meet the needs of the most demanding military, civil, and commercial customers.

Shares of Terran Orbital trade on the NYSE under the ticker symbol LLAP.