Nov 17 (Reuters) - Private equity-backed satellite

provider York Space Systems filed for an initial public offering

in the United States on Monday.

IPO activity in the United States is expected to pick up

into the end of the year as companies look to seize on a narrow

window to go public after the end of the longest government

shutdown in U.S. history, which had curbed the Securities and

Exchange Commission's ability to review paperwork.

Goldman Sachs, Jefferies and Wells Fargo Securities are the

lead underwriters for the offering.

York Space will list on the New York Stock Exchange under

the symbol "YSS".