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22.10.2026 15:29 Age: 8 hrs

[CFOSAT] in Safe Hold Mode on October 19, 2026, at 22:59 UTC.

Category: Operational news

Please note that CFOSAT switched to Safe Hold Mode following an operator error during the scheduled station keeping maneuver on October 19, 2026, at 22:59 UTC. 

Recovery operations were quickly initiated by the partners. The station keeping maneuver is requested by NSOAS and will take place on October 23, 2026, at 09:56 UTC with the SWIM instrument still turned off. 

On October 24, 2026, a verification of the maneuver’s successful execution is scheduled. The SWIM instrument will be switched on, switched to standby mode, antenna in rotation, and finally switched to tracking mode early next week. The mission’s return will be the subject of another AVISO news update.

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