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Sparrow launched aboard the Apex Aries bus on the SpaceX Transporter-10 mission in March 2024.
The Sparrow optical payload captured its first in-space calibration image on 2024-05-30 at 06:25 GMT while onboard the Apex Aries satellite bus.
GRATTIS will use an Aries spacecraft bus provided by Apex Space.
ispace U.S. is developing the APEX 1.0 lander under a contract with Draper for a NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services mission in 2026 designated M3 by ispace.
The APEX 1.0 lunar lander is designed to support the Draper-led Commercial Lunar Payload Services Task Order CP-12 by delivering NASA payloads to the lunar surface for scientific investigations.
ispace-U.S.’s APEX 1.0 lunar lander is designed and built in the U.S.
ispace’s APEX 1.0 lunar lander is designed and built in the United States as the company’s next-generation lander.
APEX 1.0 includes dedicated satellite bays that are designed to deliver relay satellites to support direct-to-Earth communications from the far side of the Moon.
The camera that took the Aries SN1 selfie is a payload owned by Apex that completed commissioning last week.
Apex is producing additional Aries satellites in 2024 with current lead times of a few months.
Apex is producing additional Aries spacecraft in 2024 with current lead times of a few months.
Apex launched its first Aries spacecraft on SpaceX’s Transporter-10 mission on 2024-03-04.
Apex commissioned its first payload, a camera that took a selfie of the spacecraft with Earth in the background, on 2024-03-25.
ispace plans to progressively increase the APEX series payload capacity to eventually reach 500 kg.
Apex Space specializes in building productized satellite buses, starting with the Aries platform.
Two spacecraft in lunar orbit will host the JAM units and serve as communications relays for the APEX 1.0 lander.
Apex Space manufactures Aries buses at scale and offers configurable performance packages for diverse mission needs.
Apex Space is producing additional Aries vehicles in 2024 with lead times as short as months.
Apex raised a $7,500,000 seed round of funding in October 2022 and has raised more than $50,000,000 in total funding.
During the demonstration, GITAI’s robots constructed a 5-meter communication tower, connected a communication antenna to the tower's apex, and verified energization of power cables.