York Space Systems reports developments tied to national security space contracts, mission programs, spacecraft production, and public-company financial reporting. Company updates include IDIQ awards for defense space architectures, mission activity involving government and commercial communications services, and quarterly or annual operating results.
York news also covers completed corporate actions such as the acquisition of Orbion Space Technology, which added flight-proven electric specialty aerospace systems to the company’s spacecraft subsystem capabilities. Recurring announcements reflect York’s role as a U.S. space and defense mission prime serving government and commercial customers.
York Space Systems (NYSE: YSS) detailed two previously awarded task orders supporting the United States Space Force’s Space Data Network effort. The awards cover development and demonstration work intended to advance interoperability among vendors and Space Exchange Point integration planning.
Delivery Order 2 supports a multi-vendor demonstration with the Space Data Network-Backbone constellation, evaluating connections between spacecraft and ground elements through multiple data-exchange paths. Delivery Order 3 supports Phase A of the Space Exchange Point on-orbit demonstration effort, defining spacecraft platform-to-payload interfaces and preparing integration plans to inform a potential subsequent on-orbit prototyping phase.
York Space Systems (NYSE: YSS) has opened a larger Austin office to support the growth of its software team.
The 8,400-square-foot facility near Quarry Lake replaces its previous space in North Hyde Park and provides room for software development, design and testing, as well as additional technical staff. York established its Austin presence in 2023 through its acquisition of Emergent Space Technologies. The company said the investment supports its development of integrated systems across space, land, sea and air, including architecture to connect and coordinate unmanned assets at scale.
York Space Systems (NYSE: YSS) is expanding into geosynchronous Earth orbit as prime contractor for the U.S. Space Force’s Tetra 3 and 4 missions.
The missions, called Nemesis by York, support space domain awareness through demonstrations involving resident space objects and close-proximity operations. They add a ninth unique mission set to York’s portfolio. Both cleared the Delta Critical Design Review, the customer’s formal approval to proceed to build. York says spacecraft delivery remains on track for Q4 2026. The review covered a new propulsion system required for full mission capability, accommodated without structural, thermal, power or launch-integration impacts and with only minor wiring and flight-software updates.
York Space Systems (YSS) and its ATLAS Space Operations subsidiary activated a second antenna in Mwulire, Rwanda, on September 18, 2026. The addition doubles the ground station’s capacity to two simultaneous satellite contacts. Rwanda Space Agency hosts the antenna under its agreement with ATLAS. The new S-band antenna is available for customer scheduling through Freedom, and customers already on the ATLAS network can book contacts without new integration work. The first antenna at Mwulire entered service in July 2025.
York Space Systems (YSS) has been selected as prime contractor for the initial phase of Tomorrow.io’s DeepSky early warning satellite constellation under a $187 million commercial contract previously disclosed in March.
The award covers delivery of dozens of spacecraft built on York’s flight-proven M-CLASS platform for a proliferated low-Earth orbit network. Each DeepSky satellite will host five Tomorrow.io instruments, including Gen-2 microwave sounders, GNSS radio occultation, GNSS reflectometry, infrared and visible imaging, and space-based precipitation radar, to provide a full vertical picture of the atmosphere at global refresh rates.
York will be responsible for end-to-end program delivery in the initial phase, from spacecraft manufacture through payload integration, and highlights this win as expansion into commercial-adjacent markets. York reports investing over $755 million in production to support constellations at this scale and cadence.
York Space Systems (YSS) introduced the LX/V-CLASS, a new spacecraft platform purpose-built for Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) missions, expanding its product line beyond existing S- and LX-CLASS platforms.
LX/V-CLASS is designed for sustained operations at very low altitudes, in a debris self-clearing regime, offering higher-fidelity observation, shorter communication paths, and added orbit diversity to complement LEO, MEO, GEO, and cislunar assets. The platform builds on results from York’s BANE mission, which demonstrated communications and attitude control at altitudes down to 200 kilometers, validating the system stack for VLEO operations. Leveraging existing inventory, LX/V-CLASS can be deployed in as little as six to seven months after contract. York’s move into VLEO is backed by more than $755 million in production and supply chain investment and a flight-proven base of three constellations and five simultaneous missions.
York Space Systems (NYSE: YSS) announced that CEO Dirk Wallinger will present at the 2026 Jefferies Global Industrials Conference in New York on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, at 12:10pm MT / 2:10pm ET. The 35-minute presentation will be accessible via live audio webcast at the company’s investor relations website.
York Space Systems (NYSE: YSS) announced that it has been selected by the U.S. Space Force for the Space Data Network Backbone (SDN-B) program, an integrated, space-based data network built on commercial technologies. The selection highlights York's on‑orbit performance and scalable commercial manufacturing capabilities.
The SDN-B will provide resilient, assured communications to support diverse defense missions. York noted this award follows completion of its full Tranche 1 Transport Layer delivery for the Space Development Agency, with 42 York-built satellites launched and confirmed healthy, and adds to the eight mission sets it currently executes under contract.
York Space Systems (NYSE: YSS) has been selected by the U.S. Space Force to compete for task orders under the National Space Test and Training Complex Innovative Technology and Engineering (NITE-STAR) IDIQ contract, managed by Space Systems Command’s Operational Test and Training Infrastructure (OTTI).
According to York, NITE-STAR will provide live and synthetic training ranges for Space Force operators to train against real-world threats. Under this contract vehicle, York may deliver integrated space and ground capabilities, combining its satellite platforms with the global ground network of ATLAS Space Operations, its wholly owned subsidiary. The award is one of eight new contract wins in 2026 and supports York’s expansion into adjacent mission areas beyond communications.
York Space Systems (NYSE: YSS) reported Q2 2026 revenue of $92.5 million, up 10% year over year, with gross profit of $22.2 million and gross margin of 24%, up 13 percentage points. Net loss widened to $39.3 million, while Adjusted EBITDA loss was $9.5 million.
For the first half of 2026, revenue was $208.9 million and net loss $154.2 million. Backlog was $592 million, with awarded-contract potential of $1.85 billion and an identified pipeline above $11.5 billion. York secured eight contracts year-to-date at an ~88% win rate, completed T1TL deliveries (42 satellites on orbit), and closed acquisitions of ALL.SPACE and Solestial. Liquidity totaled $684 million (cash and revolver). The company lowered its 2026 revenue outlook to $375–$405 million, mainly reflecting shifts in U.S. government acquisition timing.