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First On-Orbit Satellite Fuel Sale Agreement Signed

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Tom Patton
Jan 14, 2022
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Satellite refueling service provider Orbit Fab and Astroscale U.S. Inc, have entered into the first on-orbit satellite fuel sale agreement. Orbit Fab's "Gas Station in Space" will refuel Astroscale’s Life Extension In-Orbit (LEXI) Servicer in geostationary orbit (GEO); LEXI is the first satellite designed to be refueled.

“Astroscale and Orbit Fab are str…

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