Starfish Space loses contact with its Otter spacecraft, ending satellite inspection mission
Starfish Space's Otter 24C spacecraft, launched on SpaceX Falcon 9 on October 1 for the Small Spacecraft Propulsion and Inspection Capability mission, lost communications during commissioning. An investigation found that faulty fault protection software from Astro Digital shut down the radio, making the spacecraft unrecoverable. Starfish and NASA are exploring alternative missions to fulfil remaining objectives.
Key points
- Contact lost during commissioning phase after successful launch and initial operations
- Fault in Astro Digital's satellite bus fault protection disabled the radio permanently
- Starfish and NASA exploring other mission opportunities to complete objectives
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