| Manufacturer | SpaceQuest, Ltd. |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United States |
| Operator | SpaceQuest, LatinSat, exactEarth, SpaceQuest |
| Applications | Identification and tracking for ships, containers and vehicles |
| Specifications | |
| Bus | Aprize |
| Launch mass | 13 kg (29 lb) |
| Dimensions | 250 mm × 250 mm × 250 mm (9.8 in × 9.8 in × 9.8 in) |
| Volume | 0.015 m3 (0.53 cu ft) |
| Power | 7.7 W minimum |
| Equipment | Omnidirectional UHF radio |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Design life | 10 years |
| Production | |
| Status | Operational |
| Built | 12 |
| Launched | 12 |
| Maiden launch | 20 December 2002 |
| Last launch | 19 June 2014 |
AprizeSat is an American micro-satellite platform for low Earth orbit communications satellites. It is marketed as a low-cost solution, with a claimed cost of US$1.2 million per satellite for a 24-to-48-satellite constellation.[1] As of 2014[update], twelve spacecraft based on the Aprize bus have been launched.[2]