September 2019
Extending the life of geostationary orbit satellites
..., has roots stretching back to the mid-2000s, when the concept of our commercial satellite servicing vehicle was developed. The Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV) has been in gestation for nearly a decade, during which time the company has...
April 2021
Satellite servicing comes of age
... from a science fiction movie. It 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...
09 October 2019
The first satellite servicing spacecraft launches successfully
... customer. The MEV is a multiple use spacecraft, and it will serve multiple clients during its lifetime.” A second Mission Extension Vehicle, set for launch in 2020, is also planned. This spacecraft will launch on top of an Ariane 5 rocket and...
August 2017
On-orbit assembly will deliver major benefits in coming decade
... to robots as surrogates and specialists. United States’ Orbital ATK’s Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV) is one example of a servicing capability. The NASA Restore-L mission is scheduled for 2020, and involves the refuelling of Landsat-7 by a MEV...
November 2021
Space insurance and the future of risk management
... the 60-year paradigm that satellites, once launched, are out of reach. In February 2020, the company’s Mission Extension Vehicle-1 (MEV-1) docked with the Intelsat 901 communications satellite in order to relocate it to a new position over the...
February 2021
In-orbit servicing and insurance – a marriage of convenience?
... can adopt adequate measures and insurers can construct the correct coverage. Far left: Northrop Grumman’s Mission Extension Vehicle-1 (MEV-1) captures target satellite Intelsat 901 (IS-901) to initiate final docking of the two spacecraft. MEV...
