Pegasus XL | Swift Boost Mission
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Pegasus XL | Swift Boost Mission

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DATESaturday, June 27, 2026
TIME05:00 AM EDT
PROVIDERNorthrop Grumman Space Systems
ROCKETPegasus XL
PADKwajalein Atoll
LOCATIONAir launch to orbit
ORBITLow Earth Orbit

> MISSION BRIEFING // MISSION EXTENSION

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.