Engineers ready innovative robotic servicing of geosynchronous satellites payload for launch

https://phys.org/news/2022-11-ready-robotic-geosynchronous-satellites-payload.html

"Ace Satellite Repair Co's" first gig was in April, 1984—the "Solar Max"
satellite needed a tune up. The Solar Max was in low earth orbit (~200 km),
close enough for the Space Shuttle Challenger to capture. Intrepid
space-walkers swapped out and replaced a circuit board or two.

Geo-synchronous orbit, @ ~35K km, is where a lot of communications, weather,
and other satellite payloads park and operate.

No bus for a repair person to ride. Send a robot. DARPA funded …

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