Deployment
Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV) at Geostationary Orbit (GEO)
GEO life-extension servicer that autonomously rendezvouses with and docks to a client satellite's apogee-engine ring, then provides station-keeping and attitude control.
Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV) by Northrop Grumman SpaceLogistics · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified
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Key facts
- Client
- Intelsat 10-02
- Status
- MEV-2 autonomously docked Intelsat 10-02 at its operational GEO slot (2021-04-12) - first docking of an active satellite in its working orbit; providing life-extension
- Trust tier
- Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified
- Last updated
- 2026-06-05
- Model
- Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV)
- Company
- Northrop Grumman SpaceLogistics
- Location
- Geostationary Orbit (GEO)
- Status
- active
- First seen
- 2021-04-12
- ID
876e63b4-c439-4500-b338-9a1656f1daca
Sources (1)
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-05
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-06-05
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: commercial
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: space
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV) at Geostationary Orbit (GEO).Common questions
- What is the Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV) deployment at Geostationary Orbit (GEO)?
- Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV), built by Northrop Grumman SpaceLogistics, is recorded as a deployment at Geostationary Orbit (GEO) on the DEPLOY registry. Northrop Grumman SpaceLogistics operates the deployment directly.
- Who operates Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV) at Geostationary Orbit (GEO)?
- Northrop Grumman SpaceLogistics, the manufacturer of Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV), operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
- When did the Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV) deployment at Geostationary Orbit (GEO) go live?
- The deployment is recorded as starting April 12, 2021 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
- Is the Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV) deployment at Geostationary Orbit (GEO) still active?
- As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is currently operating.
- Have there been incidents at the Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV) deployment at Geostationary Orbit (GEO)?
- No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.
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