NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

MRV-1

Launch Time
NET 2026
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Rocket

Falcon 9 Block 5
Image Credit: SpaceX
SpaceX
Status: Active
Price: $69.75 million
Liftoff Thrust: 7,607 kN
Payload to LEO: 22,800 kg
Payload to GTO: 8,300 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 70.0 m
Fairing Diameter: 5.2 m
Fairing Height: 13.0 m

Mission Details

MRV-1

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

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 3,000.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit

MEP

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 is able to extend a 2,000kg satellite's service life by up to 6 years.

Payloads: 3
Total Mass: 1,200.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Location

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