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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The Space Development Agency selected York Space Systems in August 2020 to provide 10 satellites for Tranche 0.
York Space Systems will build the Tranche 1 satellites on the LX-CLASS standard commercial platform.
York Space Systems remains on schedule to deliver the 10 Tranche 0 satellites later in 2022.
York Space Systems will produce the Tranche 1 satellites in its new manufacturing facility in the Denver Tech Center.
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall and Space Development Agency Director Derek Tournear toured York Space Systems’ manufacturing facilities on 2022-04-04.
York Space Systems expects to deliver the Tranche 0 satellites later 2022.
York Space Systems was selected by the Space Development Agency in August 2020 to provide 10 satellites for Tranche 0.
York Space Systems’ lower bid price is likely attributable to its internal manufacture of satellite buses while Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman are procuring satellite buses from partner companies.
SDA awarded a $382,000,000 Transport Layer Tranche 1 contract to York Space Systems.
Lockheed Martin and York Space Systems were both winners of Transport Layer Tranche 0 in 2020 and winners again in Transport Layer Tranche 1.
York Space Systems received a $382,000,000 contract to build one-third of the Transport Layer satellites.
York Space Systems was founded approximately 10 years ago and had not previously won a large defense deal prior to the $382,000,000 contract.
York Space Systems received a $382,000,000 contract for 42 satellites from the Space Development Agency.
On 2022-02-28, the Space Development Agency awarded nearly $1,800,000,000 in contracts to Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and York Space Systems to build 126 satellites.
Charles Beames will remain executive chairman of York Space Systems while working with SpiderOak.
Northrop Grumman and York Space Systems are each building 42 satellites under a combined contract that is worth nearly $1,800,000,000 in total.
The Space Development Agency awarded York Space Systems a $382,000,000 contract for Transport Layer Tranche 1.
The Space Development Agency ordered 20 Tranche 0 satellites in 2020, with 10 each from Lockheed Martin and York Space Systems scheduled to launch later 2022.
The three prototype agreements were awarded to Lockheed Martin Space, Northrop Grumman Space Systems, and York Space Systems to each build and demonstrate effectiveness for two near-polar low Earth orbital planes of the six-plane T1TL.
SDA ordered 20 Tranche 0 satellites in 2020, split as 10 each from Lockheed Martin and York Space Systems.