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 acquired Orbion Space Technology on March 11, 2026.
York Space Systems had already internalized ground network operations through its acquisition of ATLAS Space Operations.
York Space Systems raised $629 million in its January IPO at a $4.75 billion valuation on the NYSE.
Orbion delivered 33 Aurora propulsion systems to York Space Systems for an undisclosed national security mission on January 13, 2026.
York Space Systems' S-1 registration statement and 424B4 final prospectus say the company intends to eliminate non-recurring engineering costs from external suppliers.
York Space Systems' S-1 registration statement and 424B4 final prospectus, filed between November 2025 and January 2026, describe a strategy of critical system ownership.
York Space Systems operates from a production line in Denver.
York Space Systems delivers each satellite in roughly seven months.
York Space Systems is implementing mission automation enhancements for PExT to streamline complex network handoffs.
The PExT payload flies on a York Space Systems S-CLASS satellite bus.
York Space Systems delivered 21 Tranche 1 Transport Layer satellites for the Space Development Agency and became the first prime to complete an on-orbit delivery under that program.
York Space Systems entered 2026 with nearly $900 million available in liquidity.
York Space Systems completed its IPO in January and raised more than $580 million in net proceeds.
York Space Systems closed 2025 with revenue of $386 million, up 52 percent year over year.
York Space Systems turned the Dragoon mission from contract to orbit in seven months.
York Space Systems is guiding for full-year 2026 revenue of $545 million to $595 million.
York Space Systems became the first prime contractor to complete an on-orbit delivery under the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture program in 2025.
York Space Systems generated most of its revenue from government satellite manufacturing contracts.
York Space Systems’ January 30, 2026 IPO generated $582.6 million in net proceeds.
York Space Systems executed more than 100 mission demonstrations under NASA’s BARD mission in 2025.