Deep Space Rideshare to Asteroids
Own Your Deep-Space Mission.
Fly your payload to Near-Earth Asteroids aboard the ExLabs SERV Mothership.
What is Mission as a Service?
ExLabs delivers full-stack deep-space execution. We design, integrate, launch, navigate, and operate the spacecraft, with mission design, spacecraft engineering, and operations supported in collaboration with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). You focus on your payload, science, or commercial objective.
Our Mission as a Service (MaaS) model enables governments, universities, commercial innovators, and defense customers to:
- ●Rideshare to asteroid mission areas
- ●Host payloads on our SERV mothership
- ●Deploy free-flyers, landers, or probes
- ●Conduct close-proximity asteroid operations
- ●Acquire planetary defense and resource datasets
The Platform
SERV Mothership – Modular Deep-Space Mission Platform, Built to adapt to your mission, not constrain it.
- ●Up to 400 kg payload capacity, based on mission and CONOPS
- ●Supports hosted payloads, deployables, and proximity operations
- ●Configurable power, comms, and data systems
- ●Autonomous navigation and high-bandwidth communications
- ●Modular design, add capability without redesign
- ●Built for long-duration missions beyond Earth orbit
- ●Scales from single missions to persistent space architecture
Mission Timeline
2028, 2029 & 2030 missions slated: Asteroid targets phased for resource and planetary defense objectives, utilizing electric propulsion low-thrust spiral transfer architecture capable of rendezvous and station-keeping within ~200 meters of asteroid surface.
Apophis EX Launch
First commercial deep space rideshare mission. All payload volume already sold.
Mission 2 (Target Area TBA)
Mission designated for NEO target. Contact mission team for information regarding mission area.
Mission 3 (Target Area TBA)
Mission designated for NEO target. Contact mission team for information regarding mission area.
Sustained Operations
Recurring rideshare to cislunar and NEO destinations every 6-8 month.
Option A — Static Payload
Mounted directly to the SERV Nadir Deck.
Ideal for:
Imaging systems, Spectrometers, Radar instruments, Communications relays, Passive science packages
Benefits:
Simplified integration, Lower cost, Shared navigation and power, Continuous proximity operations
Option B — Deployable Free Flyer
CubeSat-class 6U / 12U / custom form factor.
Deployable for:
Surface approach, Flyby passes, Orbital swarm mapping, Surface contact experiments
Free flyers can:
Operate independently, Return data via SERV relay, Conduct autonomous proximity maneuvers
Why Fly With ExLabs?
JPL Collaboration and Technical Oversight
Mission design, spacecraft engineering, and operations supported in collaboration with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), aligning with proven deep-space standards.
Proven Commercial and Government Traction
Active portfolio of DoD and commercial contracts demonstrating real mission demand and execution.
Built for Deep Space
SERV is purpose-built for asteroid missions, planetary defense, and operations beyond Earth orbit, not adapted from legacy smallsat platforms.
Financially Structured Missions
Shared-cost mission model combining commercial payloads, government participation, and private capital to reduce cost and accelerate access.
Frequently Asked Questions
SERV supports up to 120kg total rideshare allocation per mission.
Yes. CubeSat-class deployables are supported.
Yes. ExLabs handles launch procurement, transfer trajectory, navigation, proximity operations, and data relay.
Yes. We support custom operational architectures tailored to customer payload objectives.
From GEO to NEO — Your Gateway to Asteroid Infrastructure.
ExLabs is building repeatable, scalable deep-space access. Missions 2 and 3 are part of a broader roadmap establishing continuous asteroid mission capability.
This is not a one-off mission. It is infrastructure.
Secure Your Mass to Deep Space.
Payload capacity is limited and allocated on a rolling basis. Early submissions receive priority engineering review and mission shaping support.