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Apex Satellite Bus at Low Earth Orbit

Apex's flagship productized satellite bus platform, available in multiple configurations: Aries (LEO, 125 kg bus, 150 kg payload, 175W OAP), GEO Aries (radiation-hardened for geostationary orbit), Nova (200-500 kg payload), and Comet (largest bus for commercial and defense constellations). Designed for SpaceX Transporter rideshare compatibility with transparent web-based pricing. Aries SN1 launched March 2024 on SpaceX Transporter-10, setting a world record as the fastest clean-sheet design to production spacecraft operating in space.

Apex Satellite Bus by Apex Space · Unverified · Space

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Aries SN1 launched on SpaceX Transporter-10 mission in March 2024, achieving one year on orbit by March 2025. Three additional Aries buses delivered to customers in Q1 2025. Factory One in Playa Vista produces buses at ~200/year capacity.

Key facts

Fleet size
4+ Aries buses delivered

Safety record

No incidents on record for Apex Satellite Bus at Low Earth Orbit.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Trust tier
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Last updated
2026-08-08
Model
Apex Satellite Bus
Company
Apex Space
Location
Low Earth Orbit
Status
operational
First seen
2024-03-04
ID
84a0f997-0306-407c-aec8-38b4772abc4a

Timeline

  1. Mar 2024
    First recorded
    Apex Satellite Bus first documented operating at Low Earth Orbit.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: operational
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

  1. Satellite startup Apex wins 45.9 million Space Force contract · https://spacenews.com/satellite-startup-apex-wins-45-9-million-space-force-contract/ · 2024-03-04
Methodology: Unreviewed · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-08

Verification posture

Unreviewed

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-08

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: space

Sources by quality tier

1
unclassified
Unclassified source

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Common questions

What is the Apex Satellite Bus deployment at Low Earth Orbit?
Apex Satellite Bus, built by Apex Space, is recorded as a deployment at Low Earth Orbit on the DEPLOY registry. Apex Space operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Apex Satellite Bus at Low Earth Orbit?
Apex Space, the manufacturer of Apex Satellite Bus, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the Apex Satellite Bus deployment at Low Earth Orbit go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting March 4, 2024 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Apex Satellite Bus deployment at Low Earth Orbit?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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