Katalyst Space Technologies
Robot types: Satellite servicing. Risk band: High RobotRisk index 50.5/100 (severity- and time-weighted incidents) · ranked 2 of 11 among Space robotics companies with incidents (80 tracked).
Analyst brief
The record holds a single entry: an attitude-control and reaction-wheel failure on the LINK spacecraft in July 2026, severity 4, resulting in uncontrolled spin. This is a single-event record with no prior history in the data, driven by a spacecraft-subsystem malfunction rather than regulatory or press scrutiny of the company generally. No trajectory can be established from a single data point; the record shows a discrete hardware/control failure, not a pattern.
Risk index
Products and robot types
Industries: Space robotics (primary), Defense / space · Sectors: Defense and Space Manufacturing
Risk is scored per product and robot type: each incident is attributed to the product it names, or to the company's matching robot type. Listed industry was Defense / space; RobotRisk files this company under Space robotics because that is where its documented incident risk sits.
| Robot type | Share of company risk | Rank within type |
|---|---|---|
| Satellite servicing | 100% | 1 of 4 |
| Product | Robot type | Status | Incidents | Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katalyst servicing spacecraft | Satellite servicing | research | 2 | 50.5 |
Incident timeline
Comparisons over time
Per-type breakdown
| Incident type | Unique incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| mission-loss | 1 | 50% |
| malfunction | 1 | 50% |
Unique incident list
2 unique incidents on file for this company.
| Sev | Date | Type | Location | Incident | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S4 | 19 Aug 2026 | mission-loss | Earth orbit | NASA and Katalyst end Swift Observatory rescue mission after spacecraft failure · 1 spacecraft (Link) | Bloomberg |
| S4 | ~Jul 2026 | malfunction | — | Attitude control and reaction wheel failures leave LINK spacecraft spinning uncontrolled, forcing NASA to abandon Swift rescue/reboost · LINK servicing spacecraft (Swift Rescue Mission) | Ars Technica |
S4 19 Aug 2026 · mission-loss · NASA and Katalyst end Swift Observatory rescue mission after spacecraft failure
| Sev | Date | Supporting source row | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| S4 | 19 Aug 2026 | NASA and Katalyst end Swift Observatory rescue mission after spacecraft failure | Bloomberg |
S4 ~Jul 2026 · malfunction · Attitude control and reaction wheel failures leave LINK spacecraft spinning uncontrolled, forcing NASA to abandon Swift rescue/reboost
| Sev | Date | Supporting source row | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| S4 | ~Jul 2026 | Attitude control and reaction wheel failures leave LINK spacecraft spinning uncontrolled, forcing NASA to abandon Swift rescue/reboost | Ars Technica |
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