Pegasus XL | Swift Boost Mission
Northrop Grumman Space Systems launched a Pegasus XL rocket from Kwajalein Atoll carrying Swift Boost Mission to Low Earth Orbit on 3 Jul 2026, 08:36 UTC. Outcome: Launch Successful.
SuccessLaunch Successful
About the 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.