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First Satellite Servicing Spacecraft
October 14 , 2019
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- The first satellite-servicing spacecraft named “MEV-1” (Mission Extension Vehicle-1) was launched on the Russian Proton rocket that took off from Russia’s launching site for spacecraft in Kazakhstan.
- It was developed by Northrop Grumman, US in partnership with NASA partnership called Collaborations for Commercial Space Capabilities.
- The MEV functions in tracking down and connecting to any satellite in space that’s running low on fuel and replenish its supply.
- So, it aims to extend the life of commercial satellites that are currently in a geostationary orbit around Earth.
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