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Apex wins first Japanese bus contract as NEC buys an Aries for a communications demo next year

Apex has signed its first Japanese satellite-bus contract: NEC Corporation will purchase one Aries bus to fly a communications demonstration mission next year. The deal commits a single Aries unit to a near-term LEO comms validation between Apex and NEC.

Discovered 2026-03-19T00:04:42.883256-07:00 | 2026-03-19T00:04:42.883256-07:00

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  • Apex's first Japanese bus sale is for one Aries unit contracted to fly a communications demonstration mission next year, establishing a firm integration and flight timeline.
  • Adds to recent activity where foreign satellite-bus suppliers have been selected for Japanese LEO demonstration missions, increasing the pool of available platforms for payload integrators.

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