# Comet

Comet XL is Apex’s high-powered platform optimized for Starship and the super heavy launchers of tomorrow.

More details on our 100 kW bus are coming soon!

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High-power platform optimized for constellation-scale deployment on today’s heavy launchers.

[Download the Spec Sheet](https://apex.docsend.com/view/n5ddu46geqwkq9qq)

## CAPABILITIES

### Mass & Power at Constellation Scale

Comet Mini provides a platform for the most demanding high-power payloads, with adaptable launch configurations that maximize constellation deployment efficiency across today's heavy-lift launch vehicles.

Comet Mini delivers class-leading orbit average power, peak payload power, and power dissipation capabilities while being purpose-built for mass production. Comet Mini enters scaled delivery and launch readiness in 2028.

**LAUNCH CONFIGURATION**  
Stacked  
Up to 450 kg  
16 Vehicles per launch (f9)  
Base  
Up to 1,000 kg  
8 Vehicles per launch (f9)  
Custom  
Up to 3,000 kg vehicles per launch IS CONFIG. DEPENDENT  
Developed in partnership with Apex’s Mission Services team.

**PAYLOAD**  
Power 20 kW  
Array Generation 20 kW  
Peak Power 8 kW  
OAP 6 kW  
Dissipation (Continuous)

## Notional Missions

Comet Mini has been designed from the ground up to serve a broad range of today’s most critical, power-hungry payloads and missions.

### Orbital Data Centers

Comet Mini delivers class-leading power generation and dissipation, creating the ideal foundation for orbital data centers.

### DIRECT-TO-DEVICE CONSTELLATIONS

Comet Mini supports power-hungry, tile-based RF payloads, providing 8 kW of OAP and 20 kW of peak power.

### PROLIFERATED SAR Constellations

Comet Mini enables synthetic aperture radar constellations with high power, precision pointing, and rapid data downlink.

### Orbital Magazines

Comet Mini’s custom launch configurations provide an ideal platform for hosting space-based interceptors in orbit.

## LEARN MORE ABOUT COMET MINI & XL

[Download the Comet Mini Spec Sheet](https://apex.docsend.com/view/n5ddu46geqwkq9qq)

Contact sales TO DISCUSS YOUR MISSION  
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## Explore Apex Platforms

Looking for a smaller form factor for your next LEO mission? Apex’s Aries and Nova platforms provide configurable designs for payloads up to 150 kg and 300 kg, respectively.

### Aries

Aries comes in LEO and GEO-tuned designs that support scaled constellations across orbital regimes, with payload capacities of up to 150 kg in LEO and 125 kg in GEO.

[Discover Aries](https://www.apexspace.com/platforms/leo-aries)

### Nova

Nova is an adaptable LEO constellation workhorse with additional layers of built-in redundancy to maximize reliability and meet the most demanding LEO mission requirements.

[Discover Nova](https://www.apexspace.com/platforms/nova)