WASHINGTON — Katalyst Space Technologies will launch a geosynchronous orbit servicing spacecraft on an Ariane 6 in 2027.
Arianespace announced March 23 that it won a contract to launch Katalyst's Nexus-1 servicing spacecraft on an Ariane 6 in the second half of 2027. The companies did not disclose terms of the contract, including whether the launch would be shared with other customers.
Katalyst is developing a series of servicing spacecraft. Nexus-1 will be deployed into geostationary transfer orbit and install a space situational awareness sensor on a U. S.
