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Intelsat signed a deal to use the MEV-2 servicer currently docked with its 10-02 satellite to extend the spacecraft’s life by four years to 2030.
Both Northrop Grumman MEVs deployed for Intelsat have been successful at their mission and have allowed IS-10-02 and Intelsat 901 (IS-901) to provide five years of service beyond their expected lifespans.
The first stage booster for the 2024-05-23 mission previously launched Crew-5, GPS III Space Vehicle 06, Inmarsat I6-F2, CRS-28, Intelsat G-37, NG-20, and six Starlink missions.
IS-10-02 distributes more than 900 television channels to nearly 18 million television households across Europe as part of the Intelsat-Telenor Satellite video neighborhood.
MEV-1 will use its onboard propulsion to relocate and release Intelsat-901 back into GEO graveyard orbit after the original five-year servicing period ends in 2025.
IS-10-02 distributes more than 900 channels to nearly 18 million television households across Europe as part of the Intelsat-Telenor Satellite video neighborhood.
Intelsat committed in 2020 to deploying two of Northrop Grumman’s MEVs to extend the life of otherwise healthy satellites.
Intelsat committed in 2020 to deploying two of Northrop Grumman’s MEVs to extend the life of otherwise healthy satellites.
At the end of the current servicing period, MEV-1 will release the IS-901 satellite into the geostationary orbit graveyard and then provide service for another Intelsat satellite.
MEV-2 docked with Intelsat 10-02 (IS-10-02) in 2021 in IS-10-02’s original orbital slot, providing the first-ever in-orbit servicing of a live commercial GEO satellite without interrupting customer services.
At the end of the current servicing period, MEV-1 will release Intelsat 901 into the GEO graveyard and then provide service for another Intelsat satellite.
Intelsat-901 was launched in 2001 and provides broadcast and broadband services over North and South America, Africa, and Europe.
Northrop Grumman’s Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV) technology enabled Intelsat 10-02 and Intelsat 901 to provide five years of service beyond each satellite’s expected lifespan.
MEV-2 is currently docked to Intelsat’s IS-10-02 vehicle, providing multi-year life-extension that nearly doubles service from the original contract.
The first stage booster on its 13th flight previously launched Crew-5, GPS III Space Vehicle 06, Inmarsat I6-F2, CRS-28, Intelsat G-37, NG-20, and six Starlink missions.
Northrop Grumman’s MEV is expected to provide an additional nine years of life to the Intelsat 10-02 (IS-10-02) geosynchronous satellite.
MEV-2 will remain docked to Intelsat 10-02, providing life-extension for several years and nearly doubling the service duration from the original contract.
Intelsat extended its contract for MEV-1, which in 2020 docked with Intelsat-901 in a GEO graveyard orbit a few hundred kilometers above active satellites and lowered the spacecraft back into service.
MEV-1 successfully docked with Intelsat 901 (IS-901) in 2020 to provide mission-extension services for a satellite that was running low on fuel.
Intelsat operates integrated satellite and terrestrial networks and provides inflight connectivity (IFC) services.