Active Debris Removal

Space's Next Edge Isn't the Boldest Mission. It's the One You Can Repeat.

York Space Systems just told the market what a “good enough” satellite for very low Earth orbit actually looks like, and it isn’t the exotic engineering flex that the term VLEO usually implies. The company’s new LX/V-Class platform, derived from its existing S- and LX-Class spacecraft, adds structural changes for reduced drag, targets missions of more than three years, and can operate as low as 200 kilometers. It carries a higher-thrust electric propulsion system from Orbion Space Technology, around 300 kilograms of payload capacity, 2 kilowatts of peak power, and according to York, it can go from signed contract to launch in six to seven months.