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Ariane 6 | NEXUS-1

December 31, 2027 at 12:00 AM UTC

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Ariane 6 | NEXUS-1 launch image
Mission imagery · Ariane 6

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December 31, 2027 at 12:00 AM UTC

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Ariane Launch Area 4

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana · 5.2563, -52.7868

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Rocket
Ariane 6
Launch site
Ariane Launch Area 4

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Launch probability
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December 31, 2027 at 12:00 AM UTC
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March 23, 2026 at 5:23 PM UTC

Mission description

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.

Vehicle

Ariane 6

Ariane · N/A

Height

63 m

Diameter

5.4 m

LEO capacity

21,650 kg

Successful launches

0

Launch complex

Ariane Launch Area 4

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

The Guiana Space Centre is a European spaceport to the northwest of Kourou in French Guiana, a region of France in South America. Kourou is located at a latitude of 5°. In operation since 1968, it is a suitable location for a spaceport because of its equatorial location and open sea to the east.

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March 23, 2026 at 5:23 PM UTC · Cosmic_Penguin

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