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York Space Systems

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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).

commercialFounded 2014
Denver, Colorado, United States
www.YorkSpaceSystems.com
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The Tranche 2 Transport Layer satellites will be similar to satellites currently being developed by York Space, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman for the Tranche 1 Transport Layer.

PlanValue 2.2Feb 1, 2023Space Development Agency issues draft solicitation for 72 satellites

Lockheed Martin selected Terran Orbital as its satellite-bus supplier for the Transport Layer Tranche 1, a much larger constellation being built by Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and York Space.

RelationshipsPlanCapabilityGeneralValue 4.4Dec 22, 2022Terran Orbital delivers 10 satellite buses to Lockheed Martin for U.S. military constellation

Honeywell is working with Skyloom to provide optical intersatellite links for Space Development Agency satellites being built by York Space Systems.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Dec 21, 2022Laser links are great for satellite relay, but challenges abound for taking it to ground

Dayton T. Brown Inc.’s EMI/EMC testing for Peregrine took place at its facility in Bohemia, New York.

CapabilityValue 3.0Dec 20, 2022PEREGRINE EMI TESTING A SUCCESS & AHEAD OF SCHEDULE

The first launch of the Space Development Agency’s constellation planned for mid-December will slip to March 2023 due to an anomaly in York Space Systems’ satellites that was identified during tests.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Dec 9, 2022Space Development Agency’s first launch slips to March due to satellite glitch

York Space Systems, based in Denver, Colorado, won a $94,000,000 contract in August 2020 to build 10 satellites for the Space Development Agency’s Transport Layer Tranche 0.

RelationshipsFinancialPlanValue 5.0Dec 9, 2022Space Development Agency’s first launch slips to March due to satellite glitch

York Space Systems, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman are each building 42 satellites projected to launch in September 2024 for Transport Layer Tranche 1.

PlanGrowthCapabilityValue 4.0Dec 9, 2022Space Development Agency’s first launch slips to March due to satellite glitch

The launch rescheduled for March includes eight York Space satellites and two of four SpaceX-Leidos missile-tracking satellites being built for the Space Development Agency’s Tracking Layer Tranche 0.

PlanRelationshipsValue 4.6Dec 9, 2022Space Development Agency’s first launch slips to March due to satellite glitch

On 2022-12-08, Peregrine completed vibration and acoustics testing at a commercial facility on New York’s Long Island.

CapabilityValue 3.5Dec 8, 2022Astrobotic lander undergoes tests ahead of launch

A NEXA Capital study estimates that full expansion of UAS and AAM-related industries in Central New York could create over 8,100 full-time jobs by 2040 and generate over $1,300,000,000 in direct, indirect, and induced economic benefits.

GrowthFinancialValue 4.0Nov 30, 2022Vports to Create First International Advanced Air Mobility Corridor

New York State will provide NUAIR with an additional $21,000,000 in Upstate Revitalization Initiative funding for the Central New York Rising program.

FinancialRelationshipsGeneralValue 4.0Nov 30, 2022Vports to Create First International Advanced Air Mobility Corridor

The NEXA Capital study estimates direct effects of investment in the Central New York region of up to $130,000,000 as part of the projected economic impact from UAS and AAM expansion.

FinancialGrowthGeneralValue 3.5Nov 30, 2022Vports to Create First International Advanced Air Mobility Corridor

The first phase of Beacon Wind will provide generation capacity of 1,230 megawatts of renewable offshore wind power to New York.

GeneralPlanGrowthValue 2.0Nov 24, 2022Geoquip Marine completes offshore geotechnical investigations for beacon wind

The work on the IOD forms part of core technology development within the UK Quantum Communications Hub led by the University of York and funded by the UK National Quantum Technologies Programme.

GeneralLegalPlanValue 2.0Nov 10, 2022UK’s Quantum Communications Hub Satellite R&D Mission Awarded to ISISPACE Group

The December mission is expected to carry four Tracking Layer satellites built by SpaceX and an unspecified number of Transport Layer satellites built by Lockheed Martin and York Space Systems.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Nov 10, 2022Space Development Agency still hoping to launch satellites next month, ‘but there’s risk’

The Space Development Agency selected Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and York Space to each produce 42 satellites for the Transport Layer.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.8Nov 9, 2022Rocket Lab wins $14 million in contracts to supply hardware for U.S. military satellites

More than 1,000 people are working on Project Kuiper across the United States, including in San Diego, Austin, New York City, and Washington, D.C.

GrowthValue 3.0Nov 8, 2022Amazon’s new Project Kuiper facility will increase satellite manufacturing with goal of four satellites daily

SpiderOak partnered with York Space Systems to support the DIU OrbitSecure on-orbit mission.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Nov 4, 2022SpiderOak Awarded a Contract by U.S. Defense Innovation Unit to Deliver OrbitSecure Zero-Trust Protocol On-orbit

Terran Orbital’s Irvine plant has capacity to produce 250 satellites per year, which is higher than York Space’s production capacity.

CapabilityGrowthValue 4.0Oct 31, 2022Lockheed Martin ups stake in Terran Orbital, invests $100 million to expand smallsat manufacturing

York Space constructed 13 satellites in the past decade while Terran Orbital constructed more than 70 satellites in the same period.

GrowthGeneralValue 3.5Oct 31, 2022Lockheed Martin ups stake in Terran Orbital, invests $100 million to expand smallsat manufacturing
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