MCLEAN& DULLES, Va.---- Intelsat today announced that Intelsat 901 has returned to service following the successful docking with the first Mission Extension Vehicle from Northrop Grumman ...

The first commercial satellite servicing mission has been declared a success after the Intelsat 901 (IS-901) satellite returned to work with help from Northrop Grumman's Mission Extension Vehicle ...

With the return of Intelsat 901 to operations, SpaceLogistics has shown that its Mission Extension Vehicle can dock with an on orbit satellite and transport it to a new orbit, giving the platform a ...

MEV-1 images Intelsat-901 as it gets closer. MEV-1 will now push IS-901 to an equatorial position at 27.5 degrees West so it can resume telecoms duties in late March or early April.

Mission Extension Vehicle 1 (MEV-1) safely departs from Intelsat 901 (IS-901) in the Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) after providing five years of life extension service.

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DULLES, Va., April 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and the company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, SpaceLogisti ...

Five years of additional service have been added to the Intelsat 901 satellite by a Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV). The world’s first MEV, developed by Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Space ...

The Intelsat 901 satellite has returned to service following its historic life-extension docking with Northrop Grumman's MEV-1 in February.

This will allow Intelsat-901 to extend its 19-year mission of relaying TV and other services by another five years. The event has been described as a major accomplishment by the firms involved.