Military satellites could be refuelled in orbit

Military satellites could be refuelled in orbit

Life extension of the in-service SKYNET 5 military communications satellites would use in-orbit servicing, assembly and manufacturing technologies, and any requirement for future defence satellites to be capable of refuelling will be considered on a capability-by-capability basis, according to an answer given in Parliament. Olly Glover, the Liberal Democrat member for Didcot and Wantage, asked whether the Secretary of State will set out whether …