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Swift Reboost Mission Encounters Setback
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SpacePolicyOnline.com
Katalyst Space’s efforts to reboost NASA’s Swift observatory has encountered a setback.
The LINK on-orbit servicing spacecraft is in a multi-axis spin.
LINK must attach itself to Swift and raise the orbit to avoid reentering later this year.
Other systems are working properly and Katalyst remains hopeful they can regain control of LINK and complete the mission.
“The mission remains active and we continue to believe that with these changes, LINK has a viable path to rendezvous with Swift.”