Ariane 6 | NEXUS-1
ArianespaceAriane Launch Area 4 — Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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mission
- Name
- NEXUS-1
- Type
- Mission Extension
- Target orbit
- Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
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
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vehicle & provider
- Rocket
- Ariane 6
- Family
- Ariane
- Variant
- N/A
- Provider
- Arianespace
- Type
- Commercial
- Country
- FRA
launch site
- Pad
- Ariane Launch Area 4
- Location
- Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Country
- GUF
- Timezone
- America/Cayenne
- Coordinates
- 5.2563, -52.7868