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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 January 2022 Redwire contract for three L-band Link-16 helical antennas was with one of two satellite manufacturers, York Space Systems or Lockheed Martin, that received contracts in August 2020 to build 10 Transport Layer satellites.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Jun 7, 2022Redwire, MDA, to produce tactical communications antennas for military satellites

York Space Systems, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman won contracts in February from the Space Development Agency to each produce 42 satellites for the Transport Layer Tranche 1.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.5Jun 7, 2022Redwire, MDA, to produce tactical communications antennas for military satellites

Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and York Space Systems were selected to manufacture Transport Layer Tranche 1 satellites and will operate their spacecraft using their own ground stations.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.6May 26, 2022General Dynamics wins ground systems contract for Space Development Agency’s megaconstellation

SpaceX Transporter 7 is providing rideshare launch services for the York Space Systems satellite carrying CACI International’s DemoSat payloads to low Earth orbit in January 2023.

RelationshipsPlanCapabilityValue 4.0May 23, 2022CACI to demonstrate GPS supporting time-based navigation

CACI International will launch two demonstration payloads on a York Space Systems satellite to low Earth orbit in January 2023 aboard the SpaceX Transporter 7 rideshare.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0May 23, 2022CACI to demonstrate GPS supporting time-based navigation

Lockheed Martin, York Space Systems, and Northrop Grumman are each under contract to produce 42 satellites for the Space Development Agency’s Transport Layer Tranche 1.

RelationshipsValue 4.6May 17, 2022Space Development Agency’s satellite contractors team up to deal with supply shortages

York Space Systems is producing 10 communications satellites for the Space Development Agency’s Transport Layer Tranche 0.

PlanCapabilityGeneralValue 4.0May 17, 2022Space Development Agency’s satellite contractors team up to deal with supply shortages

CACI International, Inc. (NYSE: CACI) plans a space technology demonstration that will launch in early 2023 on a York Space Systems satellite into low Earth orbit aboard the SpaceX Transporter-7 rideshare.

PlanRelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.5May 11, 2022CesiumAstro’s Nightingale Selected for CACI Two-way Time Transfer Demonstration

The Space Development Agency ordered 126 satellites from Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and York Space Systems, with each company responsible for providing and operating 42 satellites.

RelationshipsValue 5.0Apr 23, 2022Iridium and General Dynamics submit joint bid for Space Development Agency contract

In New York, Lyft doubled the size of Citi Bike from 12,000 bikes to over 24,000 bikes.

GrowthGeneralValue 4.0Apr 21, 2022Lyft to acquire PBSC Urban Solutions

SatixFy’s merger with Endurance is backed by New York-based private equity firm Antarctica Capital and values the combined group at about $813,000,000.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.6Apr 11, 2022SatixFy architect Yoel Gat dies amid SPAC merger plans

York Space Systems plans to hire up to an additional 450 employees in the Denver metro area over the next two years.

GrowthValue 3.5Apr 5, 2022York Space to triple satellite production to meet military and commercial demand

York Space Systems' second manufacturing facility in the Denver Tech Center will reach initial operating capacity in May 2022.

PlanGrowthValue 4.0Apr 5, 2022York Space Systems Wins Second Consecutive Contract from Space Development Agency, Tripling Production Capacity to Support Continued Demand

The Space Development Agency awarded York Space Systems a $382,000,000 contract to produce 42 satellites for the Tranche 1 Transport Layer.

RelationshipsFinancialPlanValue 5.0Apr 5, 2022York Space to triple satellite production to meet military and commercial demand

York Space Systems will build the Tranche 1 satellites on its LX-class commercial bus.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Apr 5, 2022York Space to triple satellite production to meet military and commercial demand

The planned Manufacturing Technology Center will produce as many as 80 satellites simultaneously compared with York Space Systems’ current plant capacity to build 20 satellites at a time.

CapabilityGrowthValue 4.0Apr 5, 2022York Space to triple satellite production to meet military and commercial demand

York Space Systems is opening a second manufacturing facility in the Denver Tech Center that will triple the capacity of York’s original facility to 540 S-class and LX-class satellites per year.

GrowthCapabilityValue 5.0Apr 5, 2022York Space to triple satellite production to meet military and commercial demand

York Space Systems will produce the SDA Tranche 1 satellites in the new facility at approximately half the price of its nearest peer competitors.

GrowthFinancialPlanValue 4.0Apr 5, 2022York Space Systems Wins Second Consecutive Contract from Space Development Agency, Tripling Production Capacity to Support Continued Demand

The new York Space Systems manufacturing facility will be capable of producing up to 540 S-CLASS and LX-CLASS satellites per year for government and commercial customers.

CapabilityGrowthGeneralValue 4.6Apr 5, 2022York Space Systems Wins Second Consecutive Contract from Space Development Agency, Tripling Production Capacity to Support Continued Demand

The Space Development Agency awarded York Space Systems a $382,000,000 contract to deliver 42 satellites for SDA's Tranche 1 Transport Layer.

RelationshipsFinancialPlanValue 5.0Apr 5, 2022York Space Systems Wins Second Consecutive Contract from Space Development Agency, Tripling Production Capacity to Support Continued Demand
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