Pegasus XL | Swift Boost Mission

Name: Pegasus XL | Swift Boost Mission
Start: 2026-07-03T08:36:00.000Z
Location: Kwajalein Atoll

Provider: Northrop Grumman Space Systems

Vehicle: Pegasus XL

Launch Date: Jul 3, 2026 · 08:36 UTC

Launch Site: Kwajalein Atoll

Target Orbit: LEO

Orbital Compute Tier: Insufficient data

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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