Northrop Grumman Space Systems

Swift Boost Mission

SUCCESS
✓ Mission success

On 03 JUL · 08:36 UTC 2026, Pegasus XL delivered Swift Boost Mission to Low Earth Orbit.

Pegasus XL — Swift Boost Mission
T-0 (flown)
03 JUL · 08:36 UTC
Window
Instantaneous
Rocket
Pegasus XL
Operator
Northrop Grumman Space Systems
Pad
Kwajalein Atoll · Air launch to orbit
Payload
Swift Boost Mission
Orbit
Low Earth OrbitLEO

Mission

Contracted by NASA under the Small Business Innovation Research Phase 3 contract, Katalyst Space Technologies' LINK servicing spacecraft will rendezvous and attach to NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory to re-boost its orbit. This aims to demonstrate a key capability for the future of space exploration and extending the Swift mission’s science lifetime in gamma ray astronomy.

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