York Spacecraft undergoing vibration environmental testing at York Facility. Photo: York
By Cal Biesecker |
@calvinb21
4 hours ago |
06/24/2025
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The first of 12 planned prototype tactical communications spacecraft for the Space Development Agency (SDA) was successfully launched and deployed to low Earth orbit (LEO) Monday evening, York Space Systems said.

The demonstration satellite, dubbed Dragoon by…

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