Katalyst Space Technologies said it has slowed the spin of its Link spacecraft to 1.47 degrees per second after a multi‑axis spin that occurred after its July 3 launch on a Pegasus rocket. The company plans to upload a significant flight software update in the coming days to enable attitude control in the spacecraft’s current configuration, which will allow full attitude control and resume its plan to grapple NASA’s Swift Observatory and raise its decaying orbit. The mission, valued at $30 million, is the first attempt by Katalyst to grapple another satellite and boost it. NASA has described the mission as high‑risk but said it could benefit both the agency and the commercial space industry. Two of the three reaction wheels on Link are not functioning, and its reaction control system thrusters are operating only partially; controllers used an electric thruster to reduce the spin, consuming less than 100 grams of fuel. Current plans call for Link to reach Swift in late August, a few weeks later than originally scheduled. Without a reboost, Swift is expected to deorbit late this year or early next year, and must be raised above 300 kilometers before crossing that altitude threshold, which is not expected before October.