News Northrop Grumman Unveils New MEV Products: MRV and MEP

[Nicholas Kang]

Northrop Grumman’s Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV)

SpaceLogistics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Northrop Grumman, provides cooperative in-orbit satellite servicing to geosynchronous satellite operators using its fleet of commercial servicing vehicles. Our initial servicing vehicle, the Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV)™ docks with customers’ existing satellites providing the propulsion and attitude control needed to extend their lives.

Northrop Grumman Announces New Mission Extension Pods (MEPs)

In less than a year after announcing its first customer contract, Northrop Grumman has made significant progress in developing its new satellite life extension service. The innovative technology, a first in the industry, gives satellite operators the capability to extend the life of a healthy satellite. Northrop Grumman remains on track to introduce its in-orbit satellite servicing system with the Mission Extension Vehicle-1 (MEV-1). The vehicle is currently under production at the company’s satellite manufacturing facility in Dulles, Virginia.

It seems like the satellite servicing industry is set to boom... :blink: