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| Fundamental Frequency Hz | 2024-03-04 |
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“Aries is a 100-kilogram satellite bus designed to accommodate up to 150 kg of payload.”
6445e4e1-6039-40d9-8c92-ad310d00c70d“Apex launched its first Aries spacecraft on SpaceX’s Transporter-10 mission on 2024-03-04.”
“Aries is an ESPA-class 100 kg bus that can support payloads up to 100 kg.”
18829743-0ec7-4efb-a7ca-d281e5362c51“Apex completed Aries as an ESPA-class spacecraft bus weighing 100 kg that can accommodate an additional 100 kg of payload.”
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Apex’s first Aries satellite bus is set to launch on SpaceX’s Transporter 10 in 2024-01-01.
Apex plans to enter the satellite manufacturing market with a bus called Aries weighing 103 kg and able to host payloads of up to 94 kg.
Aries is a 100-kilogram satellite bus designed to accommodate up to 150 kg of payload.
Apex launched its first Aries spacecraft on SpaceX’s Transporter-10 mission on 2024-03-04.
Aries is an ESPA-class 100 kg bus that can support payloads up to 100 kg.
Apex manufactures Aries buses at scale and offers configurable performance packages for diverse mission needs.
The satellites produced at Factory One will include a mix of Apex’s initial Aries satellite bus and its larger Nova bus based on customer demand.
Apex Space specializes in building productized satellite buses, starting with the Aries platform.
Apex is producing additional Aries satellites in 2024 with current lead times of a few months.
Apex Space is producing additional Aries vehicles in 2024 with lead times as short as months.
Apex specializes in building productized satellite buses starting with the Aries platform.
As of May 14, 2025, GRATTIS was planned to use an Aries spacecraft bus provided by Apex Space and to launch on a SpaceX Transporter rideshare mission no earlier than October 2026.
Apex completed Aries as an ESPA-class spacecraft bus weighing 100 kg that can accommodate an additional 100 kg of payload.
Apex will use the Series B funding to accelerate production of its Aries satellite bus and to develop larger models called Nova and Comet.
Factory One in Los Angeles will be used to ramp up production of Apex’s Aries satellite bus.
Apex is producing five Aries spacecraft buses in 2024, 20 in 2025, and 100 in 2026.
Apex’s 100 kg bus model, Aries, will use the Astra Spacecraft Engine to support its electric propulsion package.
Apex expects to move into a new factory in Los Angeles later 2024 to enable long-term plans to mass-manufacture Aries and larger satellite buses.
Apex projects producing five Aries spacecraft in 2024, increasing to 20 spacecraft in 2025 and 100 spacecraft in 2026.
Apex is producing five additional Aries units for customers in 2024 and plans to ramp production to 20 spacecraft by 2025.