# Apex Satellite Bus at Low Earth Orbit: deployment

Canonical ID: `84a0f997-0306-407c-aec8-38b4772abc4a`

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

**Trust tier:** Unverified

_Last updated: 2026-08-08_

- **Slug:** apex-satellite-bus-low-earth-orbit
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Apex Satellite Bus](/models/apex-satellite-bus.md) (id: `0d22c593-0faa-4515-b5e3-d31e89ac4381`)
- **Category:** [Space](/space)
- **Company:** [Apex Space](/companies/apex-space.md) (id: `b5d46ea5-a57b-443b-b764-a825da6134f6`)
- **Location:** [Low Earth Orbit](/locations/low-earth-orbit.md) (id: `c2b414a6-3f5d-4862-8aee-c7bf3198b271`)
- **First seen:** 2024-03-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## 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

## 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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