{"id":17815,"date":"2020-03-05T18:25:17","date_gmt":"2020-03-05T18:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2020\/03\/05\/spacelogistics-teams-with-darpa-to-service-satellites-on-orbit\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:00:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:00:24","slug":"spacelogistics-teams-with-darpa-to-service-satellites-on-orbit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/space\/2020\/03\/05\/spacelogistics-teams-with-darpa-to-service-satellites-on-orbit\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceLogistics teams with DARPA to service satellites on orbit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

SpaceLogistics will work with DARPA to develop a robotic servicing spacecraft after the company successfully docked its mission extension vehicle with a commercial satellite on orbit, Northrop Grumman announced March 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SpaceLogistics, a Northrop Grumman subsidiary, will be DARPA\u2019s commercial partner for the agency\u2019s Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) program, an effort to create the first commercial spacecraft with a robotic arm that can perform repairs, augmentation, assembly, inspection or relocation of other spacecraft already on orbit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The program could offer commercial and military customers the ability to install new payloads on aging satellites, giving them new or upgraded capabilities without having to launch an entirely new satellite. The technology would also allow customers to repair or transport satellites that don\u2019t deploy correctly or are near the end of their service period, giving them a second lease on life.<\/p>\n\n\n\t