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Orbital ATK Receives Second Intelsat Contract for Mission Extension Vehicle

Intelsat and Orbital ATK signed a second contract for a mission extension vehicle (MEV) to provide life extension services for an Intelsat satellite, Orbital ATK said Thursday. It said the first MEV being produced for Intelsat is scheduled for launch…

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late this year, with the second to begin service in mid-2020. It said system-level testing on MEV-1 is to begin this spring.