The Apex Space Comet is the latest example of a flat satellite.
Credit: Apex Space
Sorry, Huey Lewis and the News: It is no longer “Hip to Be Square.” The latest trend in satellite development is two-dimensional: flat sats. A growing number of satellite manufacturers are ditching the decades-old convention of designing cubic satellites in favor of slim, wide-diameter and easy-to...
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