LA PLATA, Maryland — Three companies that have made concrete investments in satellite in-orbit servicing — Airbus Defence and Space, Astroscale and Intelsat — outlined what it will take for the business to reach commercial viability and why Intelsat’s pioneering satellite life-extension missions with Northrop Grumman in geostationary orbit were not enough to catalyze market uptake.
In a webcast organized by the Global Satellite Operators Assn., GSOA, the three companies said the market is waiting for much more buy-in from government agencies . . .
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