Advanced Photovoltaic & Electronic Experiment

Advanced Photovoltaic and Electronics Experiments, also known as APEX, was a satellite-based science mission launched into Low Earth orbit on August 3, 1994, by a Pegasus rocket. The mission successfully tested the use of photovoltaic and electronic components in space.[1]

APEX
OperatorNASA / DARPA
COSPAR ID1994-046A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.23191
Mission duration1 year (design life)
3 years (target)
22 months (achieved)
Spacecraft properties
BusPegaStar
ManufacturerOrbital Sciences
Launch mass260 kilograms (570 lb)
Start of mission
Launch dateAugust 3, 1994, 14:38 (1994-08-03UTC14:38Z) UTC
RocketPegasus
Launch siteBalls 8, Edwards Runway 04/22
ContractorOrbital Sciences
End of mission
Last contactJune 4, 1996 (1996-06-05)
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth

References

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  1. ^ "APEX (P90-6)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved April 12, 2019.