{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"160629","rtpr_id":"nBw88ymPPa-20261005","ticker":"YSS","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["YSS"],"title":"York Space Systems Expands into GEO to Support Space Domain Awareness Missions","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-10-05T13:00:01.983Z","article_body":"York Space Systems Expands into GEO to Support Space Domain Awareness Missions\n\nTetra 3 and 4 missions clear Delta CDR; on track for Q4 spacecraft delivery\n\nYork Space Systems\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkspacesystems.com%2F&esheet=54615181&newsitemid=20261005989692&lan=en-US&anchor=York+Space+Systems&index=1&md5=93c50f27e070d97772af0f6d95750490)\n(York) (NYSE: YSS), a leading, US-based national defense and commercial prime\nproviding a comprehensive suite of mission-enabling solutions, is expanding\nits prime integration portfolio into Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) with the\nU.S. Space Force’s Tetra 3 and 4 missions (referred to by York as Nemesis),\na Resident Space Object (RSO) and Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (RPO)\ndemonstration supporting Space Domain Awareness (SDA) mission sets. York is\nprime contractor on Tetra 3 and 4, delivering a fully integrated sensor suite\nto a national security customer the company has not previously supported in\nthis orbital regime. The missions have cleared their Delta Critical Design\nReview (dCDR), the customer's formal sign-off to proceed to build, and remain\non track for spacecraft delivery in the fourth quarter of this year.\n\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261005989692/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261005989692/en/)\n\nU.S. Space Force’s Tetra 3 and 4 missions, referred to by York as Nemesis.\n\nNemesis extends York's prime integration model into GEO in support of SDA,\nadding a ninth unique mission set to the company’s broader portfolio of\nnational defense capabilities. Across its portfolio, York supports missions\nranging from assured communications and Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) to\ntactical warfighter support.\n\n\"Nemesis shows York can prime, integrate, and deliver against any mission our\ncustomers put in front of us, at any orbit,\" said Michael Lajczok, CTO of\nYork. \"That kind of range is what the national security community is asking\nfrom industry, and it's where the market is moving.\"\n\nAs prime contractor, York owns the full scope of spacecraft design, sensor\nintegration, and mission execution. Under Tetra 3 and 4, York is integrating a\nfull suite of mission sensors and Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) to\nexecute realistic on-orbit threat presentation, independent range data\ncollection, small satellite technology risk reduction, and experimental\npayload hosting. Integrated payloads include a Long Wave Infrared (LWIR)\ncamera, a Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) sensor capable of ranging\nresident space objects at 20 kilometers, and a GEO-qualified Global\nPositioning System (GPS) Side Lobe Receiver.\n\nThe dCDR covered the addition of a new propulsion system required for full\nmission capability. York accommodated it under an accelerated schedule with no\nstructural, thermal, or power impacts to the space vehicle, no impact to\nlaunch vehicle integration, and only minor harness and flight software\nupdates.\n\n\"Absorbing a late-stage design change of this scope without cascading impacts\nis a defining requirement for prime integrators supporting national security\nmissions,\" said Marc Cordova, VP of Programs at York. \"Folding a new\npropulsion system into the baseline and clearing delta CDR on an accelerated\nschedule is a direct reflection of how York is architected to execute.\"\n\nTetra 3 and 4 will demonstrate capabilities that map directly to the\npriorities driving next-generation national security space architectures:\nrapid delivery, prime-level integration of complex sensor suites, and mission\nexecution across orbital regimes. The Department of War (DoW) has signaled\nincreased interest in SDA capabilities extending beyond low earth orbit (LEO)\ninto medium earth orbit (MEO) and GEO. In that environment, the ability to\nfield prime-integrated small satellite missions on accelerated timelines is\nbecoming a defining requirement for industry partners and Tetra 3 and 4\npositions York among the small number of providers demonstrating that\ncapability at the prime level today, aligned with the SDA-focused programs\nshaping the DoW’s next-generation architecture priorities.\n\nAbout York Space Systems\n\nYork Space Systems\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkspacesystems.com%2F&esheet=54615181&newsitemid=20261005989692&lan=en-US&anchor=York+Space+Systems&index=2&md5=267fc8a5982fe790ec76073b98bba5a1)\n(NYSE: YSS) is a leading, U.S.-based national defense and commercial prime\nproviding a comprehensive suite of mission-critical solutions for national\nsecurity, government, and commercial customers. York is one of the only space\nand defense primes with proprietary hardware and software capabilities\ndesigned to address customers’ complex mission requirements across the\ncritical elements of the entire space ecosystem throughout the mission\nlifecycle. York is purpose built to address evolving national security space\nchallenges and to adapt to the ongoing shift in the U.S. government’s\nmission needs and procurement processes.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the\nmeaning of, and we intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by,\nthe safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of\n1995. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and\nuncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified. In some cases,\nyou can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as\n“anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “emerging,” “expand,”\n“expect,” “feasibility,” “intend,” “may,” “objective,”\n“plan,” “potential,” “should,” “will,” “would,” or the\nnegative of these terms or other comparable terminology. In particular,\nstatements about the use and execution of our production lot, the health of\nour spacecraft, our growing participation in next-generation space\narchitectures and expanding mission areas, trends in commercial and government\ncustomer demand for specific technologies or mission types, our customers’\nplans, and our expectations, beliefs, plans, strategies, objectives,\nprospects, assumptions, or future events or performance contained in this\npress release are forward-looking statements.\n\nFactors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those\nexpressed or implied by the forward-looking statements include: any failure of\nour spacecraft systems and related software to operate as intended, resulting\nin claims for product failures, schedule delays or other problems with\nexisting or new products; significant competition in the global space and\nsatellite market; our failure to establish and maintain important\nrelationships with government agencies and prime contractors; the scarcity or\nunavailability of critical components used to manufacture our products or used\nin our development programs; disruptions in U.S. government operations and\nfunding and budgetary priorities of the U.S. government; the inability to\ncomply with any of our contracts or meet eligibility requirements to obtain\ncertain government contracts; and the other factors set forth in our filings\nwith the Securities and Exchange Commission. You should not place undue\nreliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date\nstated, or if no date is stated, as of the date of this press release. We\nundertake no intent or obligation to publicly update or revise any of the\nestimates and other forward-looking statements made in this press release,\nwhether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as\nrequired by law.\n\nReferences and links to websites have been provided as a convenience, and the\ninformation contained on such websites is not incorporated by reference into\nthis press release. York is not responsible for the content of third-party\nwebsites.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261005989692/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261005989692/en/)\n\nMedia Contact \n\nSarah Nickell\n\nSarah.nickell@yorkspacesystems.com (mailto:Sarah.nickell@yorkspacesystems.com)\n\nInvestor contact \n\nChristopher Evenden\n\nir@yorkspacesystems.com (mailto:ir@yorkspacesystems.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBw88ymPPa-20261005","title":"York Space Systems Expands into GEO to Support Space Domain Awareness Missions","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"YSS","created":"2026-10-05T13:00:01.983Z","tickers":["YSS"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"York Space Systems Expands into GEO to Support Space Domain Awareness Missions\n\nTetra 3 and 4 missions clear Delta CDR; on track for Q4 spacecraft delivery\n\nYork Space Systems\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkspacesystems.com%2F&esheet=54615181&newsitemid=20261005989692&lan=en-US&anchor=York+Space+Systems&index=1&md5=93c50f27e070d97772af0f6d95750490)\n(York) (NYSE: YSS), a leading, US-based national defense and commercial prime\nproviding a comprehensive suite of mission-enabling solutions, is expanding\nits prime integration portfolio into Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) with the\nU.S. Space Force’s Tetra 3 and 4 missions (referred to by York as Nemesis),\na Resident Space Object (RSO) and Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (RPO)\ndemonstration supporting Space Domain Awareness (SDA) mission sets. York is\nprime contractor on Tetra 3 and 4, delivering a fully integrated sensor suite\nto a national security customer the company has not previously supported in\nthis orbital regime. The missions have cleared their Delta Critical Design\nReview (dCDR), the customer's formal sign-off to proceed to build, and remain\non track for spacecraft delivery in the fourth quarter of this year.\n\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261005989692/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261005989692/en/)\n\nU.S. Space Force’s Tetra 3 and 4 missions, referred to by York as Nemesis.\n\nNemesis extends York's prime integration model into GEO in support of SDA,\nadding a ninth unique mission set to the company’s broader portfolio of\nnational defense capabilities. Across its portfolio, York supports missions\nranging from assured communications and Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) to\ntactical warfighter support.\n\n\"Nemesis shows York can prime, integrate, and deliver against any mission our\ncustomers put in front of us, at any orbit,\" said Michael Lajczok, CTO of\nYork. \"That kind of range is what the national security community is asking\nfrom industry, and it's where the market is moving.\"\n\nAs prime contractor, York owns the full scope of spacecraft design, sensor\nintegration, and mission execution. Under Tetra 3 and 4, York is integrating a\nfull suite of mission sensors and Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) to\nexecute realistic on-orbit threat presentation, independent range data\ncollection, small satellite technology risk reduction, and experimental\npayload hosting. Integrated payloads include a Long Wave Infrared (LWIR)\ncamera, a Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) sensor capable of ranging\nresident space objects at 20 kilometers, and a GEO-qualified Global\nPositioning System (GPS) Side Lobe Receiver.\n\nThe dCDR covered the addition of a new propulsion system required for full\nmission capability. York accommodated it under an accelerated schedule with no\nstructural, thermal, or power impacts to the space vehicle, no impact to\nlaunch vehicle integration, and only minor harness and flight software\nupdates.\n\n\"Absorbing a late-stage design change of this scope without cascading impacts\nis a defining requirement for prime integrators supporting national security\nmissions,\" said Marc Cordova, VP of Programs at York. \"Folding a new\npropulsion system into the baseline and clearing delta CDR on an accelerated\nschedule is a direct reflection of how York is architected to execute.\"\n\nTetra 3 and 4 will demonstrate capabilities that map directly to the\npriorities driving next-generation national security space architectures:\nrapid delivery, prime-level integration of complex sensor suites, and mission\nexecution across orbital regimes. The Department of War (DoW) has signaled\nincreased interest in SDA capabilities extending beyond low earth orbit (LEO)\ninto medium earth orbit (MEO) and GEO. In that environment, the ability to\nfield prime-integrated small satellite missions on accelerated timelines is\nbecoming a defining requirement for industry partners and Tetra 3 and 4\npositions York among the small number of providers demonstrating that\ncapability at the prime level today, aligned with the SDA-focused programs\nshaping the DoW’s next-generation architecture priorities.\n\nAbout York Space Systems\n\nYork Space Systems\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkspacesystems.com%2F&esheet=54615181&newsitemid=20261005989692&lan=en-US&anchor=York+Space+Systems&index=2&md5=267fc8a5982fe790ec76073b98bba5a1)\n(NYSE: YSS) is a leading, U.S.-based national defense and commercial prime\nproviding a comprehensive suite of mission-critical solutions for national\nsecurity, government, and commercial customers. York is one of the only space\nand defense primes with proprietary hardware and software capabilities\ndesigned to address customers’ complex mission requirements across the\ncritical elements of the entire space ecosystem throughout the mission\nlifecycle. York is purpose built to address evolving national security space\nchallenges and to adapt to the ongoing shift in the U.S. government’s\nmission needs and procurement processes.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the\nmeaning of, and we intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by,\nthe safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of\n1995. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and\nuncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified. In some cases,\nyou can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as\n“anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “emerging,” “expand,”\n“expect,” “feasibility,” “intend,” “may,” “objective,”\n“plan,” “potential,” “should,” “will,” “would,” or the\nnegative of these terms or other comparable terminology. In particular,\nstatements about the use and execution of our production lot, the health of\nour spacecraft, our growing participation in next-generation space\narchitectures and expanding mission areas, trends in commercial and government\ncustomer demand for specific technologies or mission types, our customers’\nplans, and our expectations, beliefs, plans, strategies, objectives,\nprospects, assumptions, or future events or performance contained in this\npress release are forward-looking statements.\n\nFactors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those\nexpressed or implied by the forward-looking statements include: any failure of\nour spacecraft systems and related software to operate as intended, resulting\nin claims for product failures, schedule delays or other problems with\nexisting or new products; significant competition in the global space and\nsatellite market; our failure to establish and maintain important\nrelationships with government agencies and prime contractors; the scarcity or\nunavailability of critical components used to manufacture our products or used\nin our development programs; disruptions in U.S. government operations and\nfunding and budgetary priorities of the U.S. government; the inability to\ncomply with any of our contracts or meet eligibility requirements to obtain\ncertain government contracts; and the other factors set forth in our filings\nwith the Securities and Exchange Commission. You should not place undue\nreliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date\nstated, or if no date is stated, as of the date of this press release. We\nundertake no intent or obligation to publicly update or revise any of the\nestimates and other forward-looking statements made in this press release,\nwhether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as\nrequired by law.\n\nReferences and links to websites have been provided as a convenience, and the\ninformation contained on such websites is not incorporated by reference into\nthis press release. York is not responsible for the content of third-party\nwebsites.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261005989692/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261005989692/en/)\n\nMedia Contact \n\nSarah Nickell\n\nSarah.nickell@yorkspacesystems.com (mailto:Sarah.nickell@yorkspacesystems.com)\n\nInvestor contact \n\nChristopher Evenden\n\nir@yorkspacesystems.com (mailto:ir@yorkspacesystems.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-10-05T13:00:03.205450562Z","server_sent_at_ms":1791205203205},"received_at":"2026-10-05T13:00:03.255Z","source_url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261005989692/en/"},"analysis":{"id":"149199","press_release_id":"160629","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Aerospace & Defense","sector":"Industrials"},"redFlags":["Q4 delivery timing is forward-looking and subject to schedule risk","No contract value or revenue contribution disclosed"],"eventType":"operations_update","narrative":"York Space Systems is expanding its prime integration portfolio into geosynchronous Earth Orbit as prime contractor on the U.S. Space Force's Tetra 3 and 4 missions (called Nemesis by York), supporting Space Domain Awareness with an integrated sensor suite.\n\nThe missions cleared Delta Critical Design Review — the customer's formal sign-off to proceed to build — and remain on track for spacecraft delivery in Q4, despite absorbing a new propulsion system under an accelerated schedule with no structural, thermal, or power impacts.\n\nNemesis adds a ninth unique mission set to York's national defense portfolio and positions the company among a small number of primes demonstrating rapid, prime-integrated small satellite missions beyond LEO, aligned with DoW next-generation architecture priorities.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":true,"suggestedAngle":"York clears dCDR on Space Force GEO missions, proving its prime model scales beyond LEO ahead of Q4 delivery."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"delivery_target":"Q4 this year","lidar_ranging_capability":"20 kilometers","mission_sets_in_portfolio":9}},"quotedText":"Nemesis shows York can prime, integrate, and deliver against any mission our customers put in front of us, at any orbit","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Michael Lajczok","role":"CTO of York"},{"name":"Marc Cordova","role":"VP of Programs at York"},{"name":"Sarah Nickell","role":"Media Contact"},{"name":"Christopher Evenden","role":"Investor contact"}],"products":["Tetra 3","Tetra 4","Nemesis","Long Wave Infrared (LWIR) camera","LiDAR sensor","GEO-qualified GPS Side Lobe Receiver"],"companies":[{"name":"York Space Systems","ticker":"YSS","relationship":"filer / prime contractor"},{"name":"U.S. Space Force","relationship":"customer"},{"name":"Department of War (DoW)","relationship":"government customer / regulator of demand"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"materialImpact":{"score":3,"reasoning":"York cleared Delta CDR on the U.S. Space Force's Tetra 3 and 4 GEO missions, expanding its prime integration into a new orbital regime and a new national security customer, with Q4 spacecraft delivery on track. 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