Satellite repairs in orbit are still performed today.
Current aerospace research and development extensively focus on robotic on-orbit servicing technologies designed to perform satellite repairs and maintenance in space.
The retrieved literature consistently demonstrates that on-orbit servicing, including satellite repairs and maintenance, is an active area of research, technological development, and testing. Multiple papers describe robotic mechanisms, test-beds, and vision systems explicitly built for servicing satellites in orbit.
R. Scott, A. Ellery. An approach to ground based space surveillance of geostationary on-orbit servicing operations. 2015. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.ACTAASTRO.2015.03.010
Paper 0 discusses on-orbit servicing to extend satellite life through repair and maintenance.
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Jacob J. Korczyk, Daniel Posada, Aryslan Malik, T. Henderson. Modeling of an On-Orbit Maintenance Robotic Arm Test-Bed. 2022. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2203.01403
Paper 1 develops a robotic arm test-bed specifically for on-orbit maintenance missions.
Cressman J, Pokharna R, Newman W. Compliant robotic behaviors for satellite servicing.. 2023. https://doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2023.1124207
Paper 4 examines compliant robotic behaviors tailored for satellite servicing operations.
Melih Toklu. Maintenance satellite modular docking mechanism design for on orbit servicing to nanosatellites. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1108/aeat-10-2023-0272
Paper 5 focuses on on-orbit servicing mechanisms designed to repair and extend nanosatellite missions.
Alizadeh M, Zhu ZH. A comprehensive survey of space robotic manipulators for on-orbit servicing.. 2024. https://doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2024.1470950
Paper 6 highlights how on-orbit servicing robots enable vital maintenance and repair directly in space.
Hulin T, Panzirsch M, Singh H, Coelho A, Balachandran R, Pereira A, Weber BM, Bechtel N, Riecke C, Brunner B, Lii NY, Klodmann J, Hellings A, Hagmann K, Quere G, Bauer AS, Sierotowicz M, Lampariello R, Vogel J, Dietrich A, Leidner D, Ott C, Hirzinger G, Albu-Schäffer A. Model-Augmented Haptic Telemanipulation: Concept, Retrospective Overview, and Current Use Cases.. 2021. https://doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2021.611251
Paper 8 reviews telerobotic space missions and model-augmented haptic telemanipulation applied to orbital robotics.
Zhang Z, Zhou D, Hu Y, Ma W, Sun G, Zhang Y. VIPE: Visible and Infrared Fused Pose Estimation Framework for Space Noncooperative Objects.. 2025. https://doi.org/10.3390/s25216664
Paper 10 notes that accurate pose estimation is crucial for ongoing applications like satellite maintenance.
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