July 21, 2026 9:15 pm

MRV-1

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Falcon 9

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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The Northrop Grumman/SpaceLogistics MRV-1 is a mission extension payload including a mission robotic vehicle (MRV) and multiple mission extension pods (MEPs). The MRV is designed to attach up to 30 MEPs (Mission Extension Pods) to various satellites in GEO over the course of its life, and the MEPs (Mission Extension Pods) are 400 kg spacecraft designed to be captured by the MRV and then attached to a customer’s satellite. A single MEP can extend a 2000 kg satellite’s service life by up to 6 years. For this mission, 2 of the MEP’s will service satellites for Intelsat, while the third will service a satellite for Optus.
Launch Overview
Window Open 21:15 UTC
Window Close 01:04 UTC
Lift Off Jul 21, 2026 · 21:15 UTC
Launch Facility Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Launch Pad Space Launch Complex 40
Target Orbit Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer SpaceX
Payload MRV-1
Rocket Falcon 9
Destination Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location See Mission Notes
Landing Type RTLS / Droneship
The Northrop Grumman/SpaceLogistics MRV-1 is a mission extension payload including a mission robotic vehicle (MRV) and multiple mission extension pods (MEPs). The MRV is designed to attach up to 30 MEPs (Mission Extension Pods) to various satellites in GEO over the course of its life, and the MEPs (Mission Extension Pods) are 400 kg spacecraft designed to be captured by the MRV and then attached to a customer’s satellite. A single MEP can extend a 2000 kg satellite’s service life by up to 6 years. For this mission, 2 of the MEP’s will service satellites for Intelsat, while the third will service a satellite for Optus.

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SpaceX
Space Launch Complex 40
Launch Overview
Window Open 21:15 UTC
Window Close 01:04 UTC
Lift Off Jul 21, 2026 · 21:15 UTC
Launch Facility Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Launch Pad Space Launch Complex 40
Target Orbit Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer SpaceX
Payload MRV-1
Rocket Falcon 9
Destination Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location See Mission Notes
Landing Type RTLS / Droneship

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