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Starfish Space

Products: satellite-servicing. Risk band: Elevated   RobotRisk index 26.9/100 (severity- and time-weighted incidents) · ranked 10 of 16 among Defense / space companies with incidents (123 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. Starfish Space's index of 26.9 ranks 10 of 16 companies in Defense / space with incident history. The record is a single press-reported test-mission failure, with no regulatory finding or repeat event on file.

Risk index

26.9/100RobotRisk index
27.4/100Median index across the 16 Defense / space companies with incident history (123 tracked, 107 with none)
10 of 16Rank in Defense / space (of 16 with incident history)
ElevatedRisk band

Incident timeline

Comparisons over time

Per-type breakdown

Incident typeUnique incidentsShare
mission-loss1100%

Unique incident list

1 unique incident on file for this company.

SevDateTypeLocationIncidentSource
S412 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
Location not specified1 supporting source rowmedium confidence
SevDateSupporting source rowSource
S412 Jun 2023Spinning spacecraft adds unwelcome twist to Starfish Space's docking test missionGeekWire

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