York Space Systems is an aerospace company specializing in the rapid and affordable production of complete space mission solutions, including spacecraft platforms. They manufacture satellites for low-Earth orbit (LEO), geosynchronous equatorial orbit (GEO), and cislunar missions, offering end-to-end services from mission design to operations. York's key products are their S-CLASS and LX-CLASS spacecraft platforms, designed for ISR, remote sensing, weather, and communication missions, serving government and commercial clients like the Space Development Agency (SDA).
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York Space Systems will maintain Orbion’s headquarters and manufacturing facility in Houghton, Michigan.
On January 13, 2026 Orbion Space Technology delivered 33 Aurora propulsion systems to York Space Systems for an undisclosed national security mission.
York Space Systems acquired Orbion Space Technology.
Some creditors with legacy geostationary satellite debt filed lawsuits in New York and Ontario regarding the September 2025 equity distribution of the Telesat Lightspeed business.
The SDA is considering shifting planes of satellites between vendors and potentially moving a second batch of York Space Systems satellites onto an earlier launch slot if Lockheed Martin requires more time for troubleshooting.
The Space Development Agency may move a launch from York or Lockheed Martin earlier in its manifest to mitigate the T1TL-A delay.
EOS-X Space maintains a commercial, operations, and finance office in New York and strategic hubs in Europe and Abu Dhabi.
York Space Systems launched four missions in 2025 including 21 data transport satellites for the Space Development Agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture Tranche 1 Transport Layer.
York Space Systems became the leading provider to the PWSA in terms of spacecraft in orbit, number of contracts, and range of mission types in 2025.
Melanie Preisser joined York Space Systems in 2019.
York Space Systems’ 2025 missions included BARD, a collaboration with NASA and Johns Hopkins APL, the Dragoon mission for SDA, and the experimental national security mission Tyndal.
Melanie Preisser is Executive Vice President of York Space Systems.
York Space Systems prepared for an initial public offering in early 2026 that raised nearly $630 million.
York Space Systems completed an initial public offering that valued the company at $4.75 billion.
AE Industrial Partners combined Firefly Aerospace, York Space Systems, and Rocketdyne propulsion heritage to construct a Virtual Prime aimed at vertical integration.
Both York and Apex Space are eager to move past the legal challenge.
York alleged that the Phase II SBIR contract was an improper use of the SBIR program because it was not awarded to develop new technology and violated recent Trump administration orders to rely on open competitions when technology is available commercially.
York filed a motion asking the court to dismiss its protest on January 28.
York filed a complaint in June in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims arguing it should have been able to compete for a Space Systems Command $45.9 million Phase II SBIR contract to build multiple multi-orbit satellites.
York went public on the New York Stock Exchange on January 29.