Low-Earth orbit has become a battleground for companies and militaries. Apex Technology wants to provide standardized satellites for all of them.
At Apex Technology’s new, brightly lit factory in Los Angeles, a monitor shows the vital signs and location of its first satellite as it orbits the Earth every 90 minutes.
The stresses it’s undergoing as it passes from blazing sunlight to the cold of night illustrate why making satellites is so hard – and expensive, said Apex’s CEO and cofounder, Ian Cinnamon. “Imagine your phone has to stay on for five years, and every 45 minutes you’re going to put it in the oven and then the freezer,” said the…
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