Northrop Grumman Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV) commercial servicing operations (2016–2023)

1. ViviSat outlines commercial MEV servicing plan

   Mar 24, 2016Labels: ViviSat, Orbital ATK

   • Via Satellite

2. MEV-1 contracted to extend Intelsat 901

   Mar 24, 2016Labels: Intelsat 901, MEV-1

   • Via Satellite

3. MEV-1 launches on Proton-M mission

   Oct 9, 2019Labels: MEV-1, Proton-M

   • Intelsat
   • NASASpaceFlight

4. Intelsat 901 taken out of service for docking

   Dec 1, 2019Labels: Intelsat 901, Intelsat

   • Intelsat

5. MEV-1 docks with Intelsat 901

   Feb 25, 2020Labels: MEV-1, Intelsat 901

   • Intelsat
   • Ars Technica

6. Intelsat 901 returns to operations with MEV-1

   Apr 17, 2020Labels: Intelsat 901, MEV-1

   • Intelsat
   • Intelsat IR

7. MEV-2 launches with Intelsat Galaxy 30

   Aug 15, 2020Labels: MEV-2, Ariane 5

   • Intelsat
   • Space com

8. MEV-2 docks with active Intelsat 10-02

   Apr 12, 2021Labels: MEV-2, Intelsat 10-02

   • Northrop IR
   • SpaceNews

9. MEV program demonstrates two flight-proven servicings

   Apr 13, 2021Labels: Northrop Grumman, MEV program

   • Northrop
   • SpaceNews

10. Intelsat extends MEV partnership for continued operations

    May 23, 2024Labels: Intelsat, Northrop Grumman

    • Via Satellite

11. MEV-1 moves Intelsat 901 to graveyard orbit

    Apr 9, 2025Labels: MEV-1, graveyard orbit

    • Intelsat

12. MEV-1 undocks from Intelsat 901, ending mission

    Apr 9, 2025Labels: MEV-1, undocking

    • Intelsat
    • Northrop IR