April 2021
Satellite servicing comes of age
...really happened and I was there - on 25 February 2020 - in Mission Control when our servicer, Mission Extension Vehicle-1 (MEV-1), docked with the Intelsat 901 (IS-901) communications satellite, solidifying its place in history and inaugurating a new...
September 2019
Extending the life of geostationary orbit satellites
... of shipment to the Baikonur launch site for launch on a Proton rocket. MEV-1 will be followed into service by MEV-2, currently being assembled alongside MEV-1. Like MEV-1, MEV-2 is funded completely privately and will be starting its commercial life...
09 October 2019
The first satellite servicing spacecraft launches successfully
... propulsion to do our orbit-raising.” While the MEV heads towards its first client, Intelsat controllers will ... craft are destined to meet sometime in late January, but the MEV will undergo a little bit of testing first to demonstrate the capabilities...
March 2018
Exploring the extreme universe
...lower panels) for the energy ranges 150 MeV - 400 MeV (left) and 400 MeV - 800 MeV (right). Not only that but the ...interaction with molecular clouds is also a source of photons in the MeV range, and e-ASTROGAM will be in the best position to study ...
August 2017
On-orbit assembly will deliver major benefits in coming decade
..., and involves the refuelling of Landsat-7 by a MEV. The MEV will autonomously rendezvous with the Landsat spacecraft and then tele...satellite. Landsat-7, an unprepared ‘client’ built long before MEV technology was available, will be about 20 years old...
November 2021
Space insurance and the future of risk management
.... In February 2020, the company’s Mission Extension Vehicle-1 (MEV-1) docked with the Intelsat 901 communications satellite in order to...it to a new position over the Atlantic Ocean. The MEV is designed for a 15-year operational lifetime and the system...
