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NEXUS-1

TBD NET DECEMBER 2027 ARIANESPACE
Launch
Launch date
NET December 2027
Launch time
TBD
NET December 2027
Status
TBD
Probability
—
weather go
Window
Instantaneous
UTC
Launch provider
Arianespace
Rocket
Ariane 6
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 4
Mission type
Mission Extension
Orbit
Geostationary Orbit
Orbital launch of the year
#131
Arianespace launch of the year
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Launch from this pad
#19
Mission

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.

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