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<blockquote data-quote="FC GD" data-source="post: 1108699" data-attributes="member: 405329"><p>Here are some updates for MEV2 from <a href="https://news.satnews.com/2021/03/14/intelsats-bankruptcy-court-postpones-hearing-regarding-ses-unfair-practices-claim-plus-northrop-grummans-mev-2-closing-on-target-satellite/?mohide=true&mc_cid=d4eba29a4f" target="_blank">Intelsat’s Bankruptcy Court Postpones Hearing Regarding SES Unfair Practices Claim… Plus, Northrop Grumman’s MEV-2 Closing On Target Satellite – SatNews</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Heading into space, a Northrup Grumman ‘space tug’ rescue mission is closing in on its target satellite, Intelsat’s 10-02 craft.</strong></p><p></p><p><img src="https://news.satnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/NGC-Galaxy-30MEV-2-sats-1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The <strong><em>Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV-2) </em></strong>has spent the past few days getting up close and personal with the Intelsat satellite while systems have been tested. The MEV-2 craft is having to be ultra-cautious as 10-02 is still a working satellite. Last year, its predecessor <em><strong>MEV-1</strong></em>, had a somewhat easier time of it, given that its then target satellite <strong><em>Intelsat-901</em></strong> was already in a safe (and so-called) graveyard orbit.</p><p></p><p>MEV-2’s role is to act as an orbiting power unit and fuel tank to what is otherwise a valuable and working satellite. The target 10-02 satellite has been working since 2004 and otherwise would be nearing its normal ‘end of life’ and would need to be replaced with a new satellite. The MEV-2 eliminates that need for the mission’s contracted five years. The MEV-2 will also return the satellite to its nominal orbital position.</p><p></p><p>Intelsat 10-02 is located at 1 degree West (359 degrees East) and carries 45 active C-band transponders and 16 Ku-band transponders. The satellite’s official design life in orbit was 13 years and has already outperformed its mission duration.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FC GD, post: 1108699, member: 405329"] Here are some updates for MEV2 from [URL='https://news.satnews.com/2021/03/14/intelsats-bankruptcy-court-postpones-hearing-regarding-ses-unfair-practices-claim-plus-northrop-grummans-mev-2-closing-on-target-satellite/?mohide=true&mc_cid=d4eba29a4f']Intelsat’s Bankruptcy Court Postpones Hearing Regarding SES Unfair Practices Claim… Plus, Northrop Grumman’s MEV-2 Closing On Target Satellite – SatNews[/URL] [B]Heading into space, a Northrup Grumman ‘space tug’ rescue mission is closing in on its target satellite, Intelsat’s 10-02 craft.[/B] [IMG]https://news.satnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/NGC-Galaxy-30MEV-2-sats-1.jpg[/IMG] The [B][I]Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV-2) [/I][/B]has spent the past few days getting up close and personal with the Intelsat satellite while systems have been tested. The MEV-2 craft is having to be ultra-cautious as 10-02 is still a working satellite. Last year, its predecessor [I][B]MEV-1[/B][/I], had a somewhat easier time of it, given that its then target satellite [B][I]Intelsat-901[/I][/B] was already in a safe (and so-called) graveyard orbit. MEV-2’s role is to act as an orbiting power unit and fuel tank to what is otherwise a valuable and working satellite. The target 10-02 satellite has been working since 2004 and otherwise would be nearing its normal ‘end of life’ and would need to be replaced with a new satellite. The MEV-2 eliminates that need for the mission’s contracted five years. The MEV-2 will also return the satellite to its nominal orbital position. Intelsat 10-02 is located at 1 degree West (359 degrees East) and carries 45 active C-band transponders and 16 Ku-band transponders. The satellite’s official design life in orbit was 13 years and has already outperformed its mission duration. [/QUOTE]
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