Satellite-ka Katalyst wuxuu gaaray 15-km oo kaliya ka fogaa telefishanka Swift ee dhaawacmay, laakiin ma aysan helin macaamiisha
Shirkadda Katalyst Space Technologies ayaa sheegtay in saqafka Link-ka ay gaartay 15-kilomitir oo kaliya ka fogaa telefishanka Swift ee NASA, balse ma aysan helin macaamiisha sababtoo ah biyaha ayaa ka dhacay. Tani waxay dhacday kadib markii howlgalka la joojiyay bishii August, iyadoo la sheegay in biyaha ay ka dhacday.
Howlgalka aad u degdegnaa ee la sameeyay
Shirkadda Katalyst ayaa bixisay lacag dhan $30 milyan si ay u fuliso howlgalkan, kaas oo la sameeyay muddo 9 bilood gudahood. Hase yeeshee, saqafka Link ayaa markii hore ku dhacay xaalad adag, isagoo ku dhacay xaalad adag, iyadoo la sheegay in biyaha ay ka dhacday.
Goonhee Lee, hoggaamiyaha Katalyst, wuxuu sheegay in howlgalku uu ahaa mid degdeg ah, iyadoo la sheegay in biyaha ay ka dhacday. Wuxuu sidoo kale sheegay in saqafka Link uu ku dhacay xaalad adag, iyadoo la sheegay in biyaha ay ka dhacday.
Sababta Swift uu ku dhacay xaalad adag
Telefishanka Swift, oo la soo saaray sanadkii 2004, wuxuu ku dhacay xaalad adag sababtoo ah biyaha ayaa ka dhacday. NASA waxay sheegtay in Swift uu ku dhacay xaalad adag, iyadoo la sheegay in biyaha ay ka dhacday.
Waxaa sidoo kale la sheegay in biyaha ay ka dhacday, iyadoo la sheegay in Swift uu ku dhacay xaalad adag. NASA waxay sheegtay in Swift uu ku dhacay xaalad adag, iyadoo la sheegay in biyaha ay ka dhacday.
Hadda iyo horumarka soo socda
Katalyst waxay sheegtay in saqafka Link uu ku dhacay xaalad adag, iyadoo la sheegay in biyaha ay ka dhacday. Wuxuu sidoo kale sheegay in saqafka Link uu ku dhacay xaalad adag, iyadoo la sheegay in biyaha ay ka dhacday.
Waxaa sidoo kale la sheegay in biyaha ay ka dhacday, iyadoo la sheegay in Swift uu ku dhacay xaalad adag. NASA waxay sheegtay in Swift uu ku dhacay xaalad adag, iyadoo la sheegay in biyaha ay ka dhacday.
Katalyst Space Technologies' Link spacecraft came within 15 kilometers of NASA's Swift Observatory last weekend, snapping images and gathering data even after the rescue mission was called off in August due to fuel constraints.
A Close Call After a Rushed Mission
Katalyst's Link spacecraft got within 15 kilometers of Swift last weekend, using its own sensors to gather data on the doomed telescope for NASA. The rescue effort had already been called off in August because of Link's own troubles in orbit, but the company wanted the practice for future satellite service calls.
Link went into an uncontrollable spin soon after rocketing to Swift's rescue in July. Flight controllers managed to reduce the tumble and stabilize the spacecraft, using up precious fuel. In the end, there wasn't enough fuel remaining to boost the aging Swift to a higher, longer-lasting orbit so it could continue observing the cosmos.
NASA's $30 Million Experiment and the Road Ahead
NASA paid the company $30 million to carry out the attempt, which was always going to be rushed. The mission was thrown together in just nine months, and engineers often had to grab whatever was available instead of waiting for the preferred parts. 'Unfortunately, it wasn't the outcome that we were expecting,' NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said.
Katalyst CEO Ghonhee Lee said, 'We got so close, but so far.' It's unlikely that Link has enough fuel left to attempt another close approach to Swift. But it can keep exercising its 3-foot arms and provide important data before it reenters and burns up in the atmosphere sometime in the next month.
Swift's Decline and the Future of Satellite Servicing
Launched in 2004, Swift has a little more time remaining in orbit, depending on how active the sun is. Intense solar storms of recent years are responsible for bringing the telescope down much sooner than expected. NASA anticipates Swift will plunge through the atmosphere sometime between October and year's end.
Like Swift, the Hubble Space Telescope's orbit also has been shortened by solar activity. Katalyst is developing a next-generation spacecraft that could boost the 36-year-old Hubble to a longer-lasting orbit. Servicing old telescopes and other satellites used to be 'a very, very niche concept,' and Katalyst believes it's going to become more and more commonplace.
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