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Mission-loss incidents

13 documented mission-loss incidents across 11 companies.

13Unique incidents
11Companies involved
S4Highest severity
100%Verified
0%From regulators
2022-2026Years covered

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SevDateCompanyTypeLocationIncidentSource
S419 Aug 2026Katalyst Space Technologies mission-loss Earth orbitNASA and Katalyst end Swift Observatory rescue mission after spacecraft failure · 1 spacecraft (Link) Bloomberg
S413 Aug 2026General Atomics Aeronautical Systems mission-loss —US lost roughly 25% of MQ-9 Reaper drone fleet during Iran war · 25% of US Reaper fleet (~45 aircraft) lost The Washington Post / Je
S403 Aug 2026Tekever mission-loss Russia-Ukraine borderTekever AR3 StormShroud UAV shot down and recovered by Russian forces · 1 UAV (AR3 StormShroud) Euronews
S422 Dec 2025JAXA mission-loss JapanJapanese H3 rocket fails during launch of navigation satellite Space.com / Asahi
S405 Jun 2025ispace mission-loss Mare Frigoris, MoonHAKUTO-R Mission 2 (Resilience) lander crashes on second lunar landing attempt · 1 lander, total loss NASA
S406 Mar 2025Intuitive Machines mission-loss Mons Mouton, MoonIM-2 Athena lander topples over in shadowed crater, mission ends early · 1 lander, total mission loss SpaceNews
S401 Mar 2024Maxar Space mission-loss —NASA cancels $2B OSAM-1 robotic satellite-servicing mission over Maxar performance · 1 program, ~$2B mission cancelled CNBC
S422 Feb 2024Intuitive Machines mission-loss lunar south pole, MoonIM-1 Odysseus lander tips over on lunar touchdown · 1 lander Space.com
S409 Jan 2024Astrobotic mission-loss —Peregrine lunar lander propellant leak forces abandonment of Moon landing · 1 lander, total mission loss Spaceflight Now
S412 Jun 2023Starfish Space mission-loss —Spinning spacecraft adds unwelcome twist to Starfish Space's docking test mission · 1 spacecraft (Otter Pup / LEO Pathfinder) GeekWire
S425 Apr 2023ispace mission-loss Atlas crater, MoonHAKUTO-R Mission 1 lander crashes into Moon · 1 lander, total loss ispace
S402 Sep 2022Saildrone mission-loss Red SeaIran temporarily seizes two Saildrone Explorer USVs in Red Sea · 2 USVs USNI News
S4not documentedSpace Machines Company mission-loss —Optimus-1 orbital servicing satellite lost after communications failure · Optimus-1 orbital servicing satellite psnews.com.au

Companies involved

AstroboticGeneral Atomics Aeronautical SystemsIntuitive MachinesJAXAKatalyst Space TechnologiesMaxar SpaceSaildroneSpace Machines CompanyStarfish SpaceTekeverispace

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