York Demonstrates Two-Way UHF Comms From LEO

Caption: York Space Systems’ Dragoon spacecraft ahead of its 2025 launch. Credit: York Space Systems

York Space Systems’ Dragoon spacecraft ahead of its 2025 launch.

Credit: York Space Systems
A York Space Systems satellite built for the U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA) has proven its satellites can support bidirectional, ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) communications between low Earth orbit and the ground, the company announced June 24. The achievement could help the U.S. military gauge...
Vivienne Machi

Vivienne Machi is the military space editor for Aviation Week based in Los Angeles.

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