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ApusDuo

ApusDuo is UAVOS's solar-powered high-altitude platform aircraft for long-duration stratospheric missions, carrying communications, sensing or other payloa...

Facts

Company
UAVOS
Product type
uav
Status
demonstrated
Primary capability
persistent_sensing
Website
https://www.uavos.com/products/fixed-wing-uavs/apusduo-atmospheric-satellite/

About ApusDuo

ApusDuo is UAVOS's solar-powered high-altitude platform aircraft for long-duration stratospheric missions, carrying communications, sensing or other payloads above conventional aviation traffic.

Market context

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Summary

Type: High-altitude platform UAV

Core: Solar-powered stratospheric aircraft

Function: Provides persistent airborne payload operation and communications coverage from the stratosphere

Audience: Telecommunications, earth-observation and research operators

Specifications

maximum_takeoff_mass
43 kg
mission_endurance
Months of endurance stated for the stratospheric mission profile
operating_altitude
Approximately 20,000 m operating altitude m
payload
2 kg
platform_class
Solar-powered high-altitude platform / atmospheric satellite
propulsion
Solar-electric fixed-wing propulsion
wingspan
15 m

Operations

Environment
stratospheric_operations, outdoor_operations, remote_sites
Primary user
uav_integrators, telecommunications_operators, earth_observation_teams, researchers
Role
persistent_sensing, high_altitude_operations, communications_relay, payload_integration, autonomous_navigation
Interaction model
autonomous_mission_execution, remote_supervision, payload_integration
Mobility class
solar_fixed_wing_uav, high_altitude_platform
Product detail
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