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York Space Systems Completes Environmental Testing For Experimental National Security Mission

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, March 6th, 2025

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York Space Systems Completes Environmental Testing For Experimental National Security Mission

York Space Systems headquarters in Denver, Colo. Photo: York Space Systems

York Space Systems has completed vibration testing and is ready to ship a satellite it has developed for an experimental national security mission for an undisclosed customer to demonstrate autonomous on-orbit capabilities with minimal human direction, the company said on Thursday. York said it is ready to ship the spacecraft to Cape Canaveral in Florida for the Tyndal mission that is scheduled for launch in April. The spacecraft is built on the Denver-based company’s LX-CLASS platform, which has a more…

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