NASA's Rs 283.8-Crore Strategy to Prevent Satellite Crash on Earth
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NASA's Rs 283.8-crore Plan to Save Falling Satellite from Earth Crash
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Firstpost•27-03-2026, 21:17
NASA's Rs 283.8-crore Plan to Save Falling Satellite from Earth Crash
•NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, orbiting for two decades, is falling out of low-Earth orbit due to increased solar activity.
•NASA signed a $30 million (Rs 283.8 crore) deal with Katalyst Space Technologies to rescue the satellite.
•Katalyst Space Technologies is building a robotic spacecraft to dock with Swift, push it to a higher altitude (550 km), and extend its mission by a decade.
•The mission aims to reboost Swift from its current average altitude below 400 km to 550 km, prolonging its vital gamma-ray burst observations.
•Experts highlight Swift's importance for astrophysics, as it's the only facility providing rapid follow-up on powerful cosmic explosions.