Swift Boost Mission
Pegasus XL · Northrop Grumman Space Systems · Air launch to orbit
- Launch (UTC)
- Jul 3, 2026, 08:36 UTC
- Outcome
- Launched successfully
- Rocket
- Pegasus XL
- Provider
- Northrop Grumman Space Systems
- Site
- Air launch to orbit
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.