Geostationary
MEV-1
Satellite Servicing / Life Extension · Northrop Grumman Space Logistics
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The spacecraft that proved satellite servicing works commercially. Northrop Grumman's Mission Extension Vehicle-1 made history in February 2020 as the first spacecraft ever to dock with another commercial satellite in geostationary orbit — latching onto Intelsat 901 to take over its propulsion and give the ailing spacecraft five additional years of life. MEV-1 docked in the graveyard orbit above GEO, then flew the combined stack back into operational position. It successfully completed that five-year extension in April 2025, then undocked and moved on to its next customer — proving the entire satellite servicing business model. A spacecraft that spent 35 years in orbit is now being decommissioned, while MEV-1 flies on to serve again.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,231–22,253 mi (35,777–35,812 km)
- Inclination
- 0.8°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 44625
- Int’l designator
- 2019-067B
- Launched
- 2019
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 20 Sep 2026.