No need to inform boss.
Own self check own self can already. Meaning : own self knows can already, no need others to know. Wait till satellite sent into space then, opps, who broke it? Never mind again, just set up a COI to look into it and months later, conclude the rockets damaged it. Rocket already disintegrated and cannot answer the charge. So kena 'eat dead cat' (aka: carry the blame).
Case closed. No one at fault. Let's move on. (More $ please from peasant to build another one?)