# Pegasus XL | Swift Boost Mission: launch

> Pegasus XL by Northrop Grumman Space Systems from Air launch to orbit. Flown: Success.

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- Data as of: 2026-10-20 07:01 UTC (last Launch Library 2 sync)
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## Facts

- Launch: Pegasus XL | Swift Boost Mission
- Mission: Swift Boost Mission
- Provider: Northrop Grumman Space Systems
- Rocket: Pegasus XL
- Pad: Air launch to orbit
- Country of the launch site: ???
- Date (UTC): Fri, Jul 3, 08:36 UTC (2026-07-03T08:36:00.000Z)
- Status: completed (Launch Library 2: Success)
- Outcome: Success
- Real slips recorded: 0; other date moves (placeholder rolls, firmings), not slips: 0

## Mission description

Quoted from Launch Library 2: 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.

## Date history

No date change recorded for this launch since our ledger began.

## Sources

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- [Mission information (link from Launch Library 2)](https://www.spacelaunchnow.me/launch/pegasus-xl-swift-boost-mission)

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