Tyvak International’s Milani Satellite Passes Qualification and Acceptance Review for Hera Mission
Tyvak International 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). 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.