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’s S-Class satellite price does not include the instrument, which customers either provide or hire York to purchase and integrate.
York Space Systems’ S-CLASS platform achieved a successful launch prior to 2019-10-29 and has been awarded missions for the United States Air Force.
York offers three-axis stabilized S-Class satellites designed for five-year missions for about $1,000,000 each.
York Space Systems won a contract to deliver two spacecraft for the United States Air Force.
The U.S. Air Force selected York to deliver two spacecraft for deployment in geosynchronous orbit.
York Space Systems will design, manufacture, and test each United States Air Force spacecraft in Denver, Colorado.
York Space Systems currently delivers satellites to launch pads less than one year after contracts are signed.
On 2019-10-29, York Space Systems planned expansion of its production facilities to mass manufacture the S-CLASS platform and increase production from ten satellites per year to hundreds.
York Space Systems operates a mission operations center that the company describes as flight proven and low cost.
Intelsat filed a nine-count lawsuit in the New York Supreme Court on 2019-09-10 alleging that OneWeb and SoftBank breached contracts, committed fraud, and conspired to steal confidential and proprietary information.
The Intrepid Museum in New York City honored software engineer Margaret Hamilton with its Lifetime Achievement Award on May 23.
York Space Systems operates the S-CLASS spacecraft from its Multi-Mission Operations Center.
During commissioning, the S-CLASS platform successfully operated and was tasked from multiple remote in-field mobile locations using York Space Systems’ secure private network.
York Space Systems completed bus commissioning of its S-CLASS spacecraft platform from its Multi-Mission Operations Center in Denver, Colorado.
Harbinger is the first satellite built by York Space Systems to reach orbit.
York Space Systems advertises three-axis stabilized S-class satellites for payloads of 85 kg or less priced at $1,200,000.
York Space Systems is attracting interest from government and commercial customers to supply buses, integrate instruments, conduct final testing, and ship spacecraft to launch sites.
The inaugural Air Force live pitch event in New York awarded 51 small businesses $8,000,000 in a single day and paid those businesses instantly using a government credit card.
Harbinger is the largest of the three satellites and was built by York Space Systems for the U.S. Army Space and Missile Systems Defense Command to test York Space Systems’ new smallsat platform.
The S-CLASS spacecraft platform completed York Space Systems’ Environmental Test Program to obtain official clearance for launch.