A shock strut for a retractable landing gear, comprising: a strut cylinder configured to rotate about a pivot joint on a static structure of an aircraft; a shrink piston operatively coupled to the strut cylinder; and a latch assembly configured to regulate translation of the shrink piston relative to the strut cylinder, the latch assembly comprising: a first linkage comprising a first strut, a second strut, and a tang, the first strut having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first end being pivotally coupled to the second strut via a first pivot joint, the tang extending from first end, the second end being coupled to the shrink piston via a second pivot joint, and the second strut being pivotally coupled to the strut cylinder via a third pivot joint; and a second linkage coupled to the strut cylinder, the second linkage comprising a clevis configured to engage the tang, wherein the clevis is configured to block the first linkage from being in an in-line position where the axis of rotation of the first pivot joint is located on a center line extending through the axis of rotation of the second pivot joint and the axis of rotation of the third pivot joint, and wherein the second linkage is configured to rotate the clevis to translate the first linkage between an over-center position and an under-center position in response to a rotation of the strut cylinder about the pivot joint on the static structure of the aircraft, as the shock strut rotates between a landing gear up position and a landing gear down position. a strut cylinder configured to rotate about a pivot joint on a static structure of an aircraft; a shrink piston operatively coupled to the strut cylinder; and a latch assembly configured to regulate translation of the shrink piston relative to the strut cylinder, the latch assembly comprising: a first linkage comprising a first strut, a second strut, and a tang, the first strut having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first end being pivotally coupled to the second strut via a first pivot joint, the tang extending from first end, the second end being coupled to the shrink piston via a second pivot joint, and the second strut being pivotally coupled to the strut cylinder via a third pivot joint; and a second linkage coupled to the strut cylinder, the second linkage comprising a clevis configured to engage the tang, wherein the clevis is configured to block the first linkage from being in an in-line position where the axis of rotation of the first pivot joint is located on a center line extending through the axis of rotation of the second pivot joint and the axis of rotation of the third pivot joint, and wherein the second linkage is configured to rotate the clevis to translate the first linkage between an over-center position and an under-center position in response to a rotation of the strut cylinder about the pivot joint on the static structure of the aircraft, as the shock strut rotates between a landing gear up position and a landing gear down position. a first linkage comprising a first strut, a second strut, and a tang, the first strut having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first end being pivotally coupled to the second strut via a first pivot joint, the tang extending from first end, the second end being coupled to the shrink piston via a second pivot joint, and the second strut being pivotally coupled to the strut cylinder via a third pivot joint; and a second linkage coupled to the strut cylinder, the second linkage comprising a clevis configured to engage the tang, wherein the clevis is configured to block the first linkage from being in an in-line position where the axis of rotation of the first pivot joint is located on a center line extending through the axis of rotation of the second pivot joint and the axis of rotation of the third pivot joint, and wherein the second linkage is configured to rotate the clevis to translate the first linkage between an over-center position and an under-center position in response to a rotation of the strut cylinder about the pivot joint on the static structure of the aircraft, as the shock strut rotates between a landing gear up position and a landing gear down position.