AprizeSat is an American micro-

satellite A satellite or artificial satellite is an object intentionally placed into orbit in outer space. Except for passive satellites, most satellites have an electricity generation system for equipment on board, such as solar panels or radioi ...

platform for

low Earth orbit A low Earth orbit (LEO) is an orbit around Earth with a period of 128 minutes or less (making at least 11.25 orbits per day) and an eccentricity less than 0.25. Most of the artificial objects in outer space are in LEO, with an altitude never mor ...

communications satellites. It is marketed as a low-cost solution, with a claimed cost of per satellite for a 24-to-48-satellite constellation. , twelve spacecraft based on the Aprize bus have been launched.

Launch history

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External links

SpaceQuest Microsatellite Bus
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