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by punnerud 1775 days ago
Similar service was done for the first time on a Norwegian TV-satellite a couple of month ago, to give it prolonged lifetime: https://www-romsenter-no.translate.goog/Aktuelt/Siste-nytt/G...

“ On March 12, 2021, the Mission Extension Vehicle 2 (MEV-2) satellite docked with the THOR 10-02 communications satellite in geostationary orbit, more than 36,000 kilometers out in space.”