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...
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 invested...
August 2017
On-orbit assembly will deliver major benefits in coming decade
... 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. The MEV will autonomously rendezvous with the...
