MEV-1, launched Oct. 9, 2019, recently completed its orbit raising to an orbit approximately 180 miles above geosynchronous orbit. IS-901 is a fully operational communication satellite that is running ...

An old communications satellite in orbit around Earth is back in service again after being nudged into new life-saving orbit by another satellite. Intelsat 901, which has been in space since 2001, is ...

A small spacecraft built by Northrop Grumman succeeded in docking with Intelsat's IS-901 satellite and returning it to service for another five years. The feat is a space industry first, as extending ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In a historic first for satellite operations, a commercial spacecraft "helper" has docked with a ...

Two unmanned commercial satellites have docked in orbit for the first time. On February 25, Northrop Grumman's Mission Extension Vehicle-1 (MEV-1) linked up with the Intelsat 901 (IS-901) ...

"Can I get a boost?" has officially made it to space. The first commercial satellite servicing mission has been declared a success after the Intelsat 901 (IS-901) communications satellite returned to ...

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 servicing ...

International Launch Services (ILS) is continuing to plan out its future manifest by announcing two new missions via the signing of launch services contracts. The missions both involve EUTELSAT birds, ...

Northrop Grumman and its SpaceLogistics LLC subsidiary have made the first successful docking of their robotic service vehicle with a fully operational communications satellite. On April 12, 2021 at 1 ...