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York Space Systems Wins Space Development Agency Contract for 12 Future Communications Satellites

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York Space Systems Wins Space Development Agency Contract for 12 Future Communications Satellites
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The Space Development Agency (SDA) on Oct. 6 said that it has awarded a firm-fixed price Other Transaction Authority prototype contract with a ceiling of about $200 million to Denver's York Space Systems for 12 Tranche 1 Demonstration and Experimentation System (T1DES) satellites to demonstrate tactical satellite communications and Integrated Broadcast Service (IBS) from low Earth orbit (LEO) through 2031. The T1DES satellites and 28 Tranche 1 Tracking Layer satellites are to launch in fiscal 2025. In May, the Space…

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