XL
XL
Comet
High-power platform optimized for constellation-scale deployment on today’s heavy launchers.
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 CONSTELLTIONS
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
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Payload Mass: up to 150 KG
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.
Payload Mass: up to 300 KG
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.