LX-Class is a 3-axis stabilized satellite platform from York Space Systems, engineered for mass manufacture and constellation missions and compatible with ESPA-Grande rideshare launches.
LX-Class
LX-Class is a 3-axis stabilized satellite platform from York Space Systems, engineered for mass manufacture and constellation missions and compatible with ESPA-Grande rideshare launches.
Description
The LX-Class is one of York Space Systems' family of flight-proven spacecraft platforms, built to help ensure the reliability and success of a customer's mission. It is a 3-axis stabilized spacecraft engineered for mass manufacture and intended for use in satellite constellations. The LX-Class is designed to meet the most stringent mission capabilities and fits most dedicated launches, and it can leverage the ESPA-Grande rideshare accommodation for access to space. It sits alongside York's S-Class and M-Class platforms in a shared bus family; York's M-Class platform, for example, shares 75% of its technology with the S-Class and LX-Class buses, streamlining York's supply chain across all the satellites it produces.
Specifications
| Attitude control | 3-axis stabilized |
|---|---|
| Launch compatibility | Dedicated launches, ESPA-Grande |
| Design approach | Mass manufacture, constellation-optimized |
| Technology commonality | 75% shared with S-Class and M-Class buses |
| Lifetime | 5+ years LEO, 2+ in GEO and cislunar |
| Payload volume | 24" x 24" x LV* stowed |
| Payload mass | 85 kg+ |
| Payload peak power | 274 W |