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Elizabeth Howell

UNCOVERED: Darpa readies robotic deep space repair satellite for 2026 launch - Caught on Camera

A cube-shaped satellite with two multi-jointed arms inside a cleanroom.

DARPA is at last ready to test fueling up satellites in faraway Earth orbits, to keep those machines working a little bit longer.

DARPA's (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) long-delayed Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellite (RSGS) demonstrator is slated to launch as soon as this summer, the U.S. military's research and development group stated in a statement on Wednesday (May 20). And as the name suggests, robots will form an integral part of the spacecraft's work.

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