The invention relates to an arresting mechanism suitable for a spacecraft universal structure surface, and belongs to the technical field of on-orbit service and robots. The arresting mechanism comprises a support assembly, a drive assembly, a push disk, a sliding plate, an arresting assembly, a spring and a locking and releasing assembly. The arresting assembly comprises a connecting rod and a claw spine. Under the triggering preparatory condition, the sliding plate locked in the first position is unlocked from the first position, the sliding plate is enabled to move towards the arresting target direction by using the spring, and thus the connecting rod is driven to move, so that the connecting rod drives the claw spine stabs towards the arresting targets, whether space cooperative targetor non-cooperative targets, most surfaces of a spacecraft is covered with the universal structure surfaces, that is, aluminum honeycomb plates, the claw spine can pierce the arresting target surfaceto realize arresting. The arresting mechanism is suitable for various spacecraft, has high universality and wide range of application without the need for providing cooperative arresting feature position, and the arresting mechanism can carry out repeated and effective arresting connection and releasing separation.