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Ariane 6 | NEXUS-1
TBD

Ariane 6 | NEXUS-1

TO BE DETERMINED
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> MISSION DATA

DATEFriday, December 31, 2027
TIME12:00 AM UTC
PROVIDERArianespace
ROCKETAriane 6
PADAriane Launch Area 4
LOCATIONGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
ORBITGeostationary Orbit

> MISSION BRIEFING // MISSION EXTENSION

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.

> SCHEDULE & SOURCE

Source-reported status: To Be Determined. Current date is a placeholder or rough estimation based on unreliable or interpreted sources.

Launch window: 2027-12-31 00:00:00 UTC — 2027-12-31 00:00:00 UTC.

Dates and windows may change. Passing the scheduled time does not confirm a launch outcome.

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