# Ariane 6 | NEXUS-1: launch

> Ariane 6 by Arianespace from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana. Scheduled: NET 2027.

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- Data as of: 2026-10-19 23:45 UTC (last Launch Library 2 sync)
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## Facts

- Launch: Ariane 6 | NEXUS-1
- Mission: NEXUS-1
- Provider: Arianespace
- Rocket: Ariane 6
- Pad: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Country of the launch site: GUF
- Date (UTC): NET 2027 (2027-12-31T00:00:00.000Z)
- Status: tbd (Launch Library 2: TBD)
- Real slips recorded: 0; other date moves (placeholder rolls, firmings), not slips: 0

## Mission description

Quoted from Launch Library 2: 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.

## Date history

No date change recorded for this launch since our ledger began.

## Sources

- [Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs](https://thespacedevs.com): launch names, providers, rockets, pads, dates and status
- [SpaceNexus Launch Ledger (our own record of every date change)](https://spacenexus.us/launch-slips/method)
- [Mission information (link from Launch Library 2)](https://www.spacelaunchnow.me/launch/ariane-6-nexus-1)

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