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York Space Systems

US
commercialFounded 2014
Denver, Colorado, United States
www.YorkSpaceSystems.com
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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.

NARRATIVE GROWTH4/5/2022York 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.

NARRATIVE GROWTH4/5/2022York Space Systems Wins Second Consecutive Contract from Space Development Agency, Tripling Production Capacity to Support Continued Demand

York Space Systems will produce the Tranche 1 satellites in its new manufacturing facility in the Denver Tech Center.

NARRATIVE GROWTH4/5/2022York Space Systems Wins Second Consecutive Contract from Space Development Agency, Tripling Production Capacity to Support Continued 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.

NARRATIVE GROWTH4/5/2022York Space Systems Wins Second Consecutive Contract from Space Development Agency, Tripling Production Capacity to Support Continued Demand

York Space Systems will build the Tranche 1 satellites on the LX-CLASS standard commercial platform.

NARRATIVE PLAN4/5/2022York Space Systems Wins Second Consecutive Contract from Space Development Agency, Tripling Production Capacity to Support Continued Demand

York Space Systems received a $382,000,000 contract to build one-third of the Transport Layer satellites.

ORG RELATIONSHIP3/22/2022On National Security | DoD’s internet-in-space a win for commercial space

York Space Systems received a $382,000,000 contract for 42 satellites from the Space Development Agency.

ORG RELATIONSHIP3/14/2022DoD wants to change how it buys space technology – but can it?

Charles Beames will remain executive chairman of York Space Systems while working with SpiderOak.

ORG RELATIONSHIP3/8/2022Beames becomes SpiderOak’s chairman of the board

York Space Systems, Denver, Colorado, was awarded a prototype agreement with a potential value of approximately $382,000,000 to execute an R&D program for a T1TL prototype constellation consisting of 42 satellites in two near-polar low Earth orbital planes (21 space vehicles per orbital plane).

ORG RELATIONSHIP2/28/2022SDA Awards Contracts For 126 Satellites

The Transport Layer Tranche 0 is scheduled to launch in late 2022 and includes 10 satellites from York Space Systems and 10 satellites from Lockheed Martin.

NARRATIVE PLAN12/15/2021Honeywell and Skyloom to produce laser crosslinks for military and commercial satellites

Honeywell and Skyloom are working with York Space Systems, which won a contract in 2021 to produce 10 spacecraft for the SDA Transport Layer Tranche 0.

ORG RELATIONSHIP12/15/2021Honeywell and Skyloom to produce laser crosslinks for military and commercial satellites

York Space Systems plans to produce 70 satellites simultaneously in the Denver Tech Center.

NARRATIVE PLAN10/21/2021York to expand manufacturing capacity, once again

York Space Systems is a Denver-based aerospace company specializing in manufacturing spacecraft platforms and delivering complete space mission solutions.

NARRATIVE GROWTH10/21/2021York Space Systems Fast-Tracks New Commercial Production Facility and Announces Expansion of Dedicated Government Customer Capabilities

York Space Systems announced in May plans to establish a facility in Denver to produce as many as 80 satellites at once.

NARRATIVE GROWTH10/21/2021York to expand manufacturing capacity, once again

York Space Systems plans to build satellites for commercial customers in the Denver Tech Center once both facilities are up and running.

NARRATIVE PLAN10/21/2021York to expand manufacturing capacity, once again

York Space Systems plans to establish a mega manufacturing facility in Denver as of 2021-05-18.

NARRATIVE GROWTH5/18/2021York to quadruple smallsat manufacturing capacity with new facility

York Space Systems will be able to produce as many as 80 satellites simultaneously in the new Denver facility.

NARRATIVE CAPABILITY5/18/2021York to quadruple smallsat manufacturing capacity with new facility

York Space Systems plans to produce its original S-class satellite and its new LX-class satellite in as little as 30 days after contracts are awarded in the new facility.

NARRATIVE PLAN5/18/2021York to quadruple smallsat manufacturing capacity with new facility

York Space Systems and Lockheed Martin are building 10 satellites each for the Space Development Agency’s Transport Layer Tranche 0 mesh network slated to launch in 2022.

NARRATIVE GROWTH4/28/2021York Space Systems Engaged In Larger Smallsat Bus Production

York Space Systems and Lockheed Martin are each building 10 satellites for the Space Development Agency’s Transport Layer Tranche 0 mesh network slated to launch in 2022.

NARRATIVE GROWTH4/27/2021York Space Systems building larger LX-CLASS satellite platform
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