The future of the space economy relies heavily on servicing infrastructure and vehicles that can make precision maneuvers to successfully approach, inspect and dock with spacecraft in need of refueling, […]
Satellite servicing
Northrop Grumman’s MEV-2 Successfully Docks With IS-10-02 Satellite For On-Orbit Servicing
On April 12, Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and the company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, SpaceLogistics LLC, successfully completed the docking of the Mission Extension Vehicle-2 (MEV-2) to the Intelsat 10-02 (IS-10-02) […]
Telenor’s THOR 10-02 Satellite Is Now Docked With Northrop Grumman’s MEV-2 For On-Orbit Servicing
Telenor Satellite has announced the successful docking of Northrop Grumman’s MEV-2 (Mission Extension Vehicle) with the company’s THOR 10-02 satellite. This represents the start of a new era for satellite […]
Exolaunch Unveils Their Reliant Exo Space Tug Program
Exolaunch is discussing their new line of orbital transfer vehicles (OTVs) that will launch satellites to custom orbits in an environmentally responsible way which, according the firm, are the first […]
Celebrations Underway For Astroscale Following Their Successful Launch Of ELSA-d
Astroscale Holdings Inc. (“Astroscale”) successfully launched their End-of-Life Services by Astroscale demonstration (ELSA-d) mission. This marks the start of the world’s first commercial mission to prove the core technologies necessary […]
ATLAS Expands Scope + Impact With The Latest Launch
With the recent launch of a Soyuz-2.1a rocket from Russia’s Baikonur Cosmodrome, ATLAS Space Operations has grown to support three, brand new missions with the firm’s Freedom™ Platform. With this multinational launch, ATLAS […]
Intelsat’s Bankruptcy Court Postpones Hearing Regarding SES Unfair Practices Claim… Plus, Northrop Grumman’s MEV-2 Closing On Target Satellite
Intelsat’s bankruptcy court has postponed a March 17th hearing of the SES action against Intelsat where SES is claiming $1.8 billion for what that company alleges is unfair practice during […]
Spaceflight Celebrating Ten Years Of Smallsat Launch Accomplishments
Spaceflight Inc. is celebrating their 10th anniversary. Since the company’s founding, the company has launched more than 300 satellites across 36 missions on eight different launch vehicles. During Spaceflight’s 10 […]
NSR Insight: In-Orbit Servicing: Stepping up to the Challenge?
Last month, Spaceflight Inc. launched 16 payloads on board its Orbital Transfer Vehicle (OTV), Sherpa-FX-1 on a SpaceX rocket to deliver them to a precise orbits, a first in LEO […]
Astroscale’s ELSA-d Demo Sat Arrives @ Baikonur For March Launch
Astroscale Holdings Inc. (“Astroscale”) has revealed that the firm’s End-of-Life Services by Astroscale-demonstration (ELSA-d) satellite has arrived at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, ready for anticipated launch on March 20, […]