NEXUS-1
Ariane 6, Arianespace
Ariane Launch Area 4, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Launch time
No earlier than
NET second half of 2027
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The source gives year half 2 precision. Launch plans can change.
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UpdatedSlip history
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Mission
NEXUS-1 on Ariane 6 from Ariane Launch Area 4. Launch time, status and recorded date changes from Launch Library 2.
Katalyst Space Technologies' robotic space vehicle NEXUS-1 will dock with other satellites to install hardware, reposition spacecraft, and extend mission life, offering a faster, lower-cost alternative to replacement of satellites. NEXUS-1 will begin delivering these services through initial government missions before supporting commercial operators. Initial operations include installing a sensor on a Space Force satellite to detect and identify nearby spacecraft and conducting additional rendezvous and proximity operations to support space domain awareness. Following these missions, NEXUS-1 will transition to commercial servicing operations for communications satellite operators seeking to maintain and upgrade spacecraft already in orbit.
- Mission type
- Mission Extension
- Orbit
- Geostationary Orbit
Launch timeline
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Launch pad
Ariane Launch Area 4
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana (GF)
Coordinates: 5.256319, -52.786838
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