SpaceX readies multi-satellite servicing mission to geostationary orbit

SpaceX will launch the MRV-MEV mission later today, sending a Falcon 9 with a Mission Robotic Vehicle and three Mission Extension Pods to geostationary orbit to extend the lives of client satellites. The MRV’s dual robotic arms will attach the MEPs to three GEO satellites (Optus and Intelsat are customers), enabling up to eight years of life extension and providing in‑orbit servicing, relocation, and refueling capabilities. liftoff from Cape Canaveral is within a four‑hour window starting at 5:15 p.m. EDT, with live coverage on SpaceX. The flight also marks the final use of the particular Falcon 9 first stage for this mission.