Starfish Space
Robot types: Satellite servicing. Risk band: Elevated RobotRisk index 26.6/100 (severity- and time-weighted incidents) · ranked 9 of 11 among Space robotics companies with incidents (80 tracked).
Analyst brief
The record shows a single entry: an uncontrolled spin condition during a spacecraft docking test mission in June 2023, coded at severity 4, the highest level in this dataset. The event is characterized as a mission-loss outcome affecting a demonstration/test mission rather than an operational asset. The record is a single press-reported test-mission failure, with no regulatory finding or repeat event on file.
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% | 3 of 4 |
| Product | Robot type | Status | Incidents | Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otter | Satellite servicing | research | 1 | 26.6 |
Incident timeline
Comparisons over time
Per-type breakdown
| Incident type | Unique incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| mission-loss | 1 | 100% |
Unique incident list
1 unique incident on file for this company.
| Sev | Date | Type | Location | Incident | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S4 | 12 Jun 2023 | mission-loss | — | Spinning spacecraft adds unwelcome twist to Starfish Space's docking test mission · 1 spacecraft (Otter Pup / LEO Pathfinder) | GeekWire |
S4 12 Jun 2023 · mission-loss · Spinning spacecraft adds unwelcome twist to Starfish Space's docking test mission
| Sev | Date | Supporting source row | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| S4 | 12 Jun 2023 | Spinning spacecraft adds unwelcome twist to Starfish Space's docking test mission | GeekWire |
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