Apex, founded in 2022 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, is a spacecraft manufacturer that offers productized, configurable satellite bus platforms. The company applies high-rate terrestrial manufacturing techniques to satellite production, aiming to deliver spacecraft in weeks rather than the years typical of traditional aerospace timelines. Its vertically integrated approach blends conventional aerospace engineering with newer space-industry methodologies.
The company's product lines - Aries, Nova, and Comet - are families of configurable satellite bus platforms designed to support missions across LEO, MEO, and GEO orbits. By standardizing and productizing the bus, Apex seeks to reduce the cost and lead time associated with procuring satellite infrastructure.
Apex raised $200 million in a Series D funding round, bringing its valuation to $2.3 billion. The company operates in the space, aerospace, and satellite manufacturing sectors, with technical expertise spanning satellite bus manufacturing, spacecraft engineering, and high-rate production processes.
