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Private orbital servicing spacecraft experiences loss of control during NASA mission
N1 BosniaLO·US·about 22 hours ago
The LINK satellite, intended to stabilize the SWIFT orbital observatory, has suffered attitude control system malfunctions resulting in uncontrolled rotation and intermittent telemetry. It remains unclear if the mission can be salvaged or if the observatory will remain on an uncontrolled reentry trajectory.