Author: Loren Grush
The Intelsat 901 satellite as seen by MEV-1 before docking. | Image: Northrop Grumman
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 now providing telecommunications coverage over the Atlantic again after being moved to a new location in space by a servicer satellite, extending the vehicle’s mission by at least five years.
Intelsat 901’s new lease on life is all thanks to Northrop Grumman’s MEV-1 spacecraft. MEV-1 is the first mission of its kind to demonstrate what is known as satellite servicing — using one satellite to fix or aid another satellite that might be having trouble in orbit. Located 22,000 miles above Earth, Intelsat 901 is working just fine, but the...
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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 now providing telecommunications coverage over the Atlantic again after being moved to a new location in space by a servicer satellite, extending the vehicle’s mission by at least five years.
Intelsat 901’s new lease on life is all thanks to Northrop Grumman’s MEV-1 spacecraft. MEV-1 is the first mission of its kind to demonstrate what is known as satellite servicing — using one satellite to fix or aid another satellite that might be having trouble in orbit. Located 22,000 miles above Earth, Intelsat 901 is working just fine, but the...
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