The robotic Mission Extension Vehicle1 (MEV1) launched atop a Russian Proton rocket today (Oct 9) from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 617 am EDT (1017 GMT, 417 pm local KazakhstanAuthors Joseph Anderson April 21 Satellite servicing comes of age from a science fiction movie It really happened and I was there on 25 February in Mission Control when our servicer, Mission Extension The ILS Proton and the EUTELSAT 5 West B / Mission Extension Vehicle1 spacecrafts are now at launch pad 39!
Mev 2 Spacecraft Docks With Satellite In Orbit To Extend Its Life
