MRV-1

Liftoff Time

No Earlier Than 2nd Quarter, 2026

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Mission Details

MRV-1

MRV (Mission Robotic Vehicle) is a satellite servicing payload being built by the Northrop Grumman-owned company SpaceLogistics. It is designed to attach up to 30 MEPs (Mission Extension Pods) to satellites in GEO over the course of its life.

Manufacturer: Northrop Grumman

Operator: SpaceLogistics

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

1 Payload

3,000 kilograms

MEP

(Mission Extension Pods)

MEPs (Mission Extension Pods) are 400kg spacecraft designed to be captured by the MRV and then attached to a customer's satellite. A single MEP can extend a 2,000kg satellite's service life by up to 6 years. 2 of the MEP's will service satellites for Intelsat, while the third will service a satellite for Optus.

Manufacturer: Northrop Grumman

Operator: SpaceLogistics

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

3 Payloads

1,200 kilograms

Rocket

Active
Falcon 9 Block 5

Active Since 2018

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Agency

SpaceX

Price

$69.75 million

Rocket

Diameter: 3.7m

Height: 70m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 22,800 kg

GTO: 8,300 kg

Liftoff Thrust

7,607 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 5.2m

Height: 13m

Stages

2

Launch Site

Unknown Pad

SLC-40 or LC-39A, Florida, USA