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Katalyst Space Technologies' LINK servicing spacecraft, launched on 3 July 2026 to rendezvous with NASA's Swift Observatory and reboost the ageing gamma-ray burst telescope out of its decaying orbit — the first commercial attempt to extend the life of an operating NASA science mission. LINK is now in trouble itself: an attitude-control malfunction has left it spinning with two of its three reaction wheels inoperable, and the rendezvous cannot be attempted until controllers recover stable pointing.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 157–160 mi (252–257 km)
- Inclination
- 20.6°
- One orbit
- 89.5 minutes16.1 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 69792
- Int’l designator
- 2026-152A
- Launched
- 2026
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 23 Sep 2026.
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