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Starfish Space loses contact with Otter, ending satellite-inspection mission

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Starfish Space’s Otter spacecraft has switched off its communications link after a problem with its fault-protection system, ending its mission to inspect inoperable satellites. The loss of contact cuts short a NASA-funded demonstration of the company’s satellite-servicing vehicle.

Discovered 2026-11-03T23:34:52.637456-08:00 | 2026-11-03T23:34:52.637456-08:00

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  • The communications failure ended Otter’s satellite-inspection mission, highlighting a fault-protection issue in a spacecraft designed for on-orbit servicing.
  • The incident is part of the loss of Starfish Space’s first full-scale Otter spacecraft, which prematurely ended its NASA-funded satellite-inspection mission.

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