By futureTEKnow | Editorial Team
The race to achieve seamless communication between satellites and ground operations is entering a new chapter. York Space Systems, a defense technology leader, has announced that its parent company has acquired ATLAS Space Operations, a major provider of Ground Software as a Service for satellite communications. For the evolving world of satellite infrastructure, this move signals a leap in integrated, resilient space services designed for the real-time demands of both national security and commercial missions
“ATLAS has built one of the most sophisticated and secure ground communications platforms in the industry,”… “This acquisition will enhance York’s ability to deliver mission-ready systems on the timelines our customers demand while continuing to support the broader space ecosystem with best-in-class ground solutions.”
–Dirk Wallinger, CEO of York.
With satellites rapidly multiplying in orbit, ensuring reliable, secure communication has become critical. ATLAS brings a global ground antenna network, powered by its Freedom software platform, which connects over fifty antennas across more than twenty countries. The integration provides York with a powerful software-driven ground architecture, enabling spacecraft, software, and ground systems to function as a unified whole—even in hostile or contested environments.
Fully Integrated Space Solutions: York’s approach now covers spacecraft design, operation, and connectivity, underpinned by ATLAS’s global ground network and real-time data management tools.
Golden Dome Initiative: This acquisition directly strengthens York’s role in the Golden Dome missile defense architecture, where fast and secure coordination between space-based sensors and ground teams is essential for missile warning, tracking, and defense.
Speed and Agility: By virtualizing operations and consolidating infrastructure access through the Freedom platform, satellite operators reduce engineering overhead and quickly onboard to a global network.
Resilience and Automation: The combined platform ensures that if one antenna goes offline, systems can reroute traffic automatically, maintaining 99.36%+ availability and supporting more than three thousand satellite contacts each month.
ATLAS’s Freedom software delivers what today’s missions need most:
Single Integration Point: Operators can access any antenna in the federated network with one integration.
Network-of-Networks: Unlike legacy models requiring complex, individual connections, the federated network enables rapid expansion and flexible partnerships.
Cybersecurity & Compliance: Advanced features like two-factor authentication, data encryption, and government compliance standards such as NIST 800-171 are built in, giving confidence to defense and commercial operators alike.
Automation: The Flex Scheduler dynamically allocates antenna time, optimizing resources and reducing manual scheduling.
This acquisition cements York as a fully integrated space systems provider, a critical move as government and private missions demand higher reliability and shorter delivery timelines. Industry insiders expect further enhancements, including potential upgrades for optical ground links and expanded distributed operations, benefitting next-generation constellations and rapid-response payloads.
With ATLAS on board, York Space Systems is redefining what it means to deliver versatile, mission-ready space systems—making space connectivity faster, smarter, and more secure for the most demanding users.
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