Apex Space, based in Los Angeles, is a spacecraft manufacturing company specializing in standardized, productized small satellite bus platforms for commercial and government applications. Apex aims to mass-produce scalable satellite platforms for rapid deployment and adaptability, addressing the bottleneck in the space industry. The company's leadership has experience from SpaceX, Rocket Lab, and NASA JPL, and they have secured funding to expand operations and explore missions beyond low Earth orbit. Key words: satellite buses, spacecraft manufacturing, launch vehicles, space industry.
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Apex Space expects to launch Project Shadow, its commercial space-based interceptor demo, this summer.
Apex Space will work with Northrop Grumman to develop space-based interceptor satellites for Golden Dome.
Apex Space announced a $200 million Series C in April 2025.
Apex Space hired Michael Kopet as chief financial officer.
Apex Space is pursuing Project Shadow separately in parallel with its Golden Dome work.
Apex Space plans to reach 100% vertical integration as it scales up and needs higher-volume parts.
Apex will support the first flight of Observable Space’s Iguana space imager later this year.
Northrop Grumman is partnering with Apex to develop space-based interceptor satellites for the U.S. Golden Dome missile-defense shield.
Apex CEO Ian Cinnamon said the Northrop Grumman partnership will enable operational, constellation-scale space-based missile defense.
The Northrop Grumman-Apex partnership supports the Golden Dome missile defense architecture.
Northrop Grumman has partnered with Los Angeles-based satellite manufacturer Apex to develop and demonstrate space-based interceptor capabilities for the United States Space Force.
Observable Space plans to send its Iguana in-space imager into orbit for the first time this year on an Apex Space satellite bus.
Apex Space CEO Ian Cinnamon said a Golden Dome satellite bus should ideally be no different from a commercial satellite bus.
Apex Space is developing Project Shadow as a space-based intercept technology demonstration.
Apex Space was founded in 2022.
Apex Space’s Project Shadow is a host platform for missile interception satellites.
Apex Space joined the Space Development Agency’s HALO program in 2024.
Apex Space received $36 million in SBIR funding between 2023 and 2025.
4iG announced framework agreements with Apex Technology to establish a European joint venture for scalable small-satellite production.
4iG Space and Defense Technologies has signed an agreement with Apex Technology to establish a joint venture for small satellite manufacturing capacity in Europe.