Optimus-1 orbital servicing satellite lost after communications failure
S4 · not documented · Space Machines Company
Record
| Company | Space Machines Company |
| Industry | Defense / space |
| Type(s) | mission-loss |
| Date | not documented (date not documented) |
| Time of day | not documented |
| Location | no physical site (recall / fleet-wide / aggregate record) |
| Severity | (serious injury, total loss, or grounding) |
| Scale | Optimus-1 orbital servicing satellite |
| Confidence | medium |
| Verified flag | Yes - independently re-checked against the cited source |
Summary
Space Machines Company's Optimus-1 satellite, launched 5 March 2024 on a SpaceX rideshare to demonstrate orbital servicing capability, never established communications after separation; despite weeks of round-the-clock efforts from ground stations worldwide, the company was unable to contact the spacecraft and it was effectively declared a total loss (space junk).
Primary source
Publisher: psnews.com.au · Retrieved: 2026-09-16
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| Date | Supporting source row | Publisher | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| not documented | Optimus-1 orbital servicing satellite lost after communications failure | psnews.com.au | psnews.com.au |
Defense / space context
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Space Machines Company industry position
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