ArianespaceAriane 6Ariane Launch Area 4, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Ariane 6 | NEXUS-1
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Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/ArianeGroup/Optique vidéo du CSG–S. Martin
Arianespace's 337th launch · 5th this year · humanity's 7,627th orbital launch attempt
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Window: Dec 31, 00:00 – Dec 31, 00:00 UTC
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NEXUS-1
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 Extension · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
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Cosmic_Penguin · 3/23/2026 · source
