This is the world's most advanced robotic servicing satellite—that we know about
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Northrop Grumman's Mission Robotic Vehicle, launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9, is headed to geosynchronous orbit on a decade-long satellite servicing mission. Built with DARPA's $420 million robotics payload, the MRV can inspect, repair, upgrade, and extend the lives of satellites never designed to be serviced.
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