A Northrop Grumman satellite-servicing spacecraft has undocked from a communications satellite after completing its second life-extension assignment in orbit, the company said in a news release Thursday.The spacecraft, Mission Extension Vehicle-1 (MEV-1), separated from the Optus D3 satellite, according to the release. Northrop Grumman did not specify the exact undocking date or Optus D3’s orbital location in the release.MEV-1 and a sister space…
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