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Apex Planning On-Orbit Demonstration Of Commercially Developed Space Based Interceptor Next June

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2025

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Apex Planning On-Orbit Demonstration Of Commercially Developed Space Based Interceptor Next June

Render of Apex's Project Shadow. Image: Apex

Satellite bus designer and manufacturer Apex next summer plans to demonstrate commercially-developed space-based interceptor (SBI) technology to reduce risk for a key component of the Trump administration’s Golden Dome homeland missile defense vision. Project Shadow will demonstrate two solid rocket motor (SRM)-powered interceptors from Apex’s Orbital Magazine host spacecraft, which is to use the company’s Nova bus in a launch next June. Firings of the demonstrator interceptors, integrated with Orbital Magazine, are also planned for next summer. Apex and its…

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