Space · launch record
Swift Boost Mission
SUCCESS
03 JUL 2026, 08:36 UTC
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SPACE SYSTEMS
Launch record
Outcome
Success
Launched 03 Jul 2026, 08:36 UTC
Launch time
08:36 UTC
03 Jul 2026
Status
Success
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Window
Instantaneous
UTC
Launch provider
Northrop Grumman Space SystemsRocket
Pegasus XLPad
Kwajalein AtollLocation
Air launch to orbitMission type
Mission ExtensionOrbit
Low Earth OrbitOrbital launch of the year
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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.
Source The Space Devs — Launch Library 2
Last updated 29 Sept 2026