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Apex To Begin Deliveries Of New Satellite Bus In 2025

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, September 16th, 2024

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Apex To Begin Deliveries Of New Satellite Bus In 2025

Selfie of Apex's Aries SN1 satellite on orbit. Photo: Apex

Spacecraft bus developer and manufacturer Apex on Monday said it will begin deliveries in 2025 of its newest product launch, Nova, an ESPA-Grande class satellite bus that can host payloads from 200 to 500 kilograms. The Los Angeles-based startup has been developing a family of standardized, configurable bus platforms with a goal of delivering products within weeks of an order. “Nova is ideal for customers looking to launch constellations requiring more power, higher mass, and other performance factors without sacrificing…

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