Reaction wheel failures leave Swift rescue mission spinning in orbit
Credit: Katalyst Space Technologies A camera mounted on Katalyst's Link satellite captured this view of one of its solar arrays in orbit. The Link satellite developed by Katalyst Space Technologies “experienced issues with attitude control” over the weekend, NASA said, causing the spacecraft to spin and resulting in sporadic communications. “Preliminary investigation shows that two of Link’s three reaction wheels currently are not operable, and there is some loss of functionality in its cold gas thruster system,” NASA said.
- ▪Credit: Katalyst Space Technologies A camera mounted on Katalyst's Link satellite captured this view of one of its solar arrays in orbit.
- ▪The Link satellite developed by Katalyst Space Technologies “experienced issues with attitude control” over the weekend, NASA said, causing the spacecraft to spin and resulting in sporadic communications.
- ▪“Preliminary investigation shows that two of Link’s three reaction wheels currently are not operable, and there is some loss of functionality in its cold gas thruster system,” NASA said.
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Rescuing the rescuer Reaction wheel failures leave Swift rescue mission spinning in orbit “Preliminary investigation shows that two of Link’s three reaction wheels currently are not operable.” Stephen Clark – Jul 28, 2026 6:09 pm | 6 A camera mounted on Katalyst's Link satellite captured this view of one of its solar arrays in orbit. Credit: Katalyst Space Technologies A camera mounted on Katalyst's Link satellite captured this view of one of its solar arrays in orbit. Credit: Katalyst Space Technologies Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav Nearly a month since its launch, a first-of-its-kind commercial satellite built to save NASA’s Swift gamma-ray telescope from a fiery reentry is…
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