NEXUS-1

Date and mission

Date according to source

Planned for H2 2027

Status according to source

Provisional

Rocket

Ariane 6 →

Launch provider

Arianespace

Launch Site

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana →

Launch Platform

Ariane Launch Area 4

European reference

European rocket · payload assignment open

Payload participation

Assignment in source open

Source last changed

23 Mar 2026, 17:23 UTC

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Current source reports

Spaceflight News API ↗ · Retrieved: 29 Oct 2026, 20:13 UTC

Original source description (English)

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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All European launches and missions →