Orbital Recovery Ltd. said its ConeXpress Orbital Life Extension Vehicle (CX-OLEV) successfully passed its baseline design review milestone, clearing the way for space tug to be formally offered to customers on operational servicing missions beginning in 2008. The CX-OLEV will supply the propulsion and guidance to maintain valuable telecommunications satellites in their proper orbital slots for up to eight additional years. The company has identified approximately 70 telecom satellites currently in orbit that are candidates for life extension through 2012 using the CX-OLEV, due to their revenue-generating potential for the customer. The CX-OLEV is designed to mate with all three- axis stabilized telecommunications satellites now in space or planned for launch.