# CIMON at International Space Station: deployment

Canonical ID: `2d0c54ef-f0c9-468a-916a-db1542b71ccb`

## Key facts

- **Mission:** CIMON-1 ISS crew-assistant demonstration
- **Outcome:** Operated on ISS 2018-2019, returned to Earth 2019-08-27; CIMON-2 launched 2019-12-05 (later status unconfirmed)

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-06-06_

- **Slug:** cimon-iss-demonstration
- **Status:** ended
- **Model:** [CIMON](/models/cimon.md) (id: `61cff193-7f38-4434-ad75-3b057c54e1ae`)
- **Company:** [Airbus](/companies/airbus.md) (id: `a059be81-62c7-4221-9763-3f632404eaba`)
- **Location:** [International Space Station](/locations/international-space-station.md) (id: `5fe59ad9-1543-4b12-b030-a20d6614c778`)
- **Operator:** [Airbus](/companies/airbus.md) (id: `a059be81-62c7-4221-9763-3f632404eaba`)
- **First seen:** 2018-06-29T12:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIMON

## Common questions

### What is the CIMON deployment at International Space Station?

CIMON, built by Airbus, is recorded as a deployment at International Space Station on the DEPLOY registry. Airbus operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates CIMON at International Space Station?

Airbus, the manufacturer of CIMON, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the CIMON deployment at International Space Station go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting June 29, 2018 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Is the CIMON deployment at International Space Station still active?

As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is no longer operating at this location.

### Have there been incidents at the CIMON deployment at International Space Station?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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