York Space Systems to Support Interoperability Demo for Space Data Network

York Space Systems received two task orders under the U.S. Space Force's Space Data Network program. The company will support a multi-vendor interoperability demonstration with the SDN-Backbone constellation and an in-orbit demonstration of Space Exchange Point interfaces.

• York Space is one of five companies selected in August for SDN demonstrations
• First task order DO2 covers interoperability with the SDN-Backbone constellation
• Second task order DO3 defines bus-to-payload interfaces for the SEP demo
• In May SpaceX won a $2.29 billion contract for the SDN Backbone in LEO