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Bus User's Guides and Virtual Flatsats are both freely available.
Self serve: no contracts, NDAs, or paperwork required.
Test Like You Fly.
Begin integrating your payload with Apex satellite bus platforms using the Virtual Flatsat, Bus Emulator™, and other off-the-shelf development tools. These developer tools can be configured to any Apex bus configuration, letting you test and develop payload interfaces early, iteratively, and with high confidence.
Resources
Browse each collection to download guides
Aries User’s Guide
GEO Aries User’s Guide
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Comet User’s Guide
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Nova User’s Guide
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Apex Virtual Flatsat™
Software-only flatsat can be downloaded free of charge. Emulate any Apex bus model and configuration package.
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Bus Emulator™ - Avionics & Data
The physical Payload-to-Bus data interfaces used in-orbit (Ethernet, RS422, etc.) connected to a representative flight computer.
Bus Emulator™ - Mechanical Interface
A 1:1 model of the the bus top deck and payload interfaces, allowing for fitment, deployment testing, and Fields of View (FOV) assessment.