Geostationary
ARCTURUS
Satellite Servicing / Life Extension · Northrop Grumman Space Logistics
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Northrop Grumman's second mission extension vehicle in geostationary orbit, operating as the latest commercial satellite servicing spacecraft. Following the success of MEV-1 and MEV-2, Arcturus represents the next generation of satellite life extension — potentially capable of serving multiple clients sequentially. The emergence of a commercial satellite servicing industry is transforming GEO economics: operators can now plan for satellite life extension rather than replacement, significantly reducing the cost per year of GEO communications service.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,239–22,244 mi (35,791–35,798 km)
- Inclination
- 3.0°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 56371
- Int’l designator
- 2023-060B
- Launched
- 2023
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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