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Haven Demo at Low Earth Orbit

500 kg in-orbit testbed satellite launched November 2, 2025 on SpaceX's Bandwagon-4 rideshare mission to prove out key technologies for Haven-1, including communications, power, propulsion, and guidance navigation. Haven Demo operated successfully for three months and completed a controlled deorbit burn on February 5, 2026, making Vast the only commercial space station company to have flown and operated its own spacecraft.

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Haven Demo, a 500 kg in-orbit testbed satellite, launched on SpaceX Falcon 9 Bandwagon-4 rideshare mission on Nov 2, 2025. Successfully operated for 3 months testing key subsystems for Haven-1. Completed controlled deorbit burn on Feb 5, 2026.

Exposure

Customer segment
research
Scale tier
pilot lt10

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Haven Demo at Low Earth Orbit.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-21
Model
Haven Demo
Company
Vast Space
Location
Low Earth Orbit
Operator
Vast Space
Status
operational
Scale at site
2 to 10 units
Site environment
mixed
Location precision
verified coordinates
First seen
2025-11-02
ID
b24d0fae-ce3d-477d-a30b-820c51828250

Timeline

  1. Nov 2025
    First recorded
    Haven Demo first documented operating at Low Earth Orbit.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

  1. Haven Demo - Vast · https://www.vastspace.com/haven-demo · 2025-11-02
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

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Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: other

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Unclassified source

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Common questions

What is the Haven Demo deployment at Low Earth Orbit?
Haven Demo, built by Vast Space, is recorded as a deployment at Low Earth Orbit on the DEPLOY registry. Vast Space operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Haven Demo at Low Earth Orbit?
Vast Space, the manufacturer of Haven Demo, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the Haven Demo deployment at Low Earth Orbit go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting November 2, 2025 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Haven Demo deployment at Low Earth Orbit?
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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