Northrop Grumman's MEV-1 docked with the Intelsat-901 communications satellite at 2:15 a.m. Eastern on Feb. 25, 2020. Credit: Northrop Grumman. WASHINGTON — Northrop Grumman’s satellite ...

Built and operated by SpaceLogistics LLC, a Northrop Grumman subsidiary, MEV-1 had already made history on February 25, 2020 when it docked with the decommissioned Intelsat IS-901 communications ...

but Intelsat previously said the company will pay Northrop Grumman $13 million a year to have MEV-1 attached to Intelsat 901 for five years. Anderson says that these satellite servicing missions ...

Two Satellites Could Collide Tonight The 5G Threat for Weather Satellites Is Growing But Northrop Grumman designed MEV-1, launched on October 9, 2019, to revived the hobbled communications ...

The start of commercial satellite servicing Northrop Grumman has a contract with Intelsat to extend the life of Intelsat-901, an 18-year-old satellite, for five years. The 2,330-kilogram MEV-1 ...

The complex series of maneuvers to bring the two satellites together began with the 9 October 2019 launch of the MEV-1 on a ride-share mission from Kazakhstan. After that, Northrop Grumman ...

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Northrop Grumman is the only provider of flight-proven ... has docked two commercial spacecraft in orbit. The company’s MEV-1 made history when it successfully docked to the Intelsat 901 ...

Northrop Grumman and Intelsat are hailing the “historic” first docking of two commercial satellites on orbit on Feb. 25, when the manufacturer’s first Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV-1 ...

This will be, among other things, Northrop Grumman's first-ever attempt at docking two spacecraft in orbit. But a successful mission will leave MEV-1 with sufficient fuel to service at least ...

When Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems’ first Mission Extension Vehicle, MEV-1, is launched later this year, it will set the stage for more than just the first docking between two spacecraft ...

Northrop Grumman is the only provider of flight-proven ... has docked two commercial spacecraft in orbit. The company’s MEV-1 made history when it successfully docked to the Intelsat 901 ...