Tag Archives: on-orbit servicing

Maxar Technologies' on-orbit satellite servicing robotic technology has concluded critical design review activities and is slated for delivery to NASA within the first six months of 2022.

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency tapped Northrop Grumman in March as its commercial partner for the Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites program and Northrop CEO and 2020 Wash100 awardee Kathy Warden said the program could help broaden on-orbit servicing capabilities, SpaceNews reported Wednesday.

Northrop Grumman's SpaceLogistics subsidiary plans to launch a space vehicle designed to service satellites in orbit and potentially extend their lifespan, C4ISRNET reported Tuesday.

A new Deloitte report has identified top technology trends that have an impact on space system operators and users.

NASA has picked Maxar Technologies' SSL subsidiary to develop two spacecraft technologies under the agency's Tipping Point program. SSL will work with NASA through a public-private partnership to demonstrate an in-orbit fuel transfer system to support on-orbit refueling and servicing missions, Maxar said Monday. The company and the space agency will also …

Richard White, president of SSL‘s government systems business, said in a Geospatial World report published Thursday the actual satellite servicing process can change depending on a client spacecraft’s design, orbit and requirements. White added on-orbit servicing generally covers “rendezvous and gentle capture of the client, completion of servicing tasks using the servicer's …