Product · Satellite servicing · Katalyst Space Technologies
Katalyst servicing spacecraft
Robotic satellite servicing and reboost spacecraft. RobotRisk product index 50.5/100 from 2 attributed incidents (company index 50.5).
| Company | Katalyst Space Technologies |
| Robot type | Satellite servicing (Space robotics) |
| Status | research · since 2024 |
| Sectors | Defense and Space Manufacturing |
| S4+ incidents | 2 |
Incidents attributed to Katalyst servicing spacecraft
| Sev | Date | Company | Type | Location | Incident | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S4 | 19 Aug 2026 | Katalyst Space Technologies | mission-loss | Earth orbit | NASA and Katalyst end Swift Observatory rescue mission after spacecraft failure · 1 spacecraft (Link) | Bloomberg |
| S4 | ~Jul 2026 | Katalyst Space Technologies | 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 |
Other Katalyst Space Technologies products
No other tracked products.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimus OSV | Space Machines Company | Satellite servicing | research | 1 | 30.1 |
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