Earth orbit
Swift Boost Mission
NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is orbiting the Earth, but also slowly sinking. Katalyst Space’s LINK robotic servicing spacecraft will launch into orbit aboard a Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket, then attempt to capture and raise the Swift Observatory satellite over the course of several months.
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NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is orbiting the Earth, but also slowly sinking. Katalyst Space’s LINK robotic servicing spacecraft will launch into orbit aboard a Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket, then attempt to capture and raise the Swift Observatory satellite over the course of several months.
The launch
- Launch
- Jul 03
- Launch location
- Stargazer L-1011, Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site
- Launch vehicle
- Pegasus
- Orbit
- Earth orbit
Launch intelligence
A Northrop Grumman Pegasus rocket launched the Swift Boost Mission mission on Friday, July 3, 2026 at 8:36 AM (UTC).
- Launch provider
- Northrop Grumman
- Vehicle
- Pegasus
- COSPAR launch ID
- 2026-152
- Flight profile
- Orbital
- Launch result
- Success
- Window opens
- Not published
- Target T-0
- Jul 3, 2026, 08:36 UTC
- Window closes
- Not published
- Provider display
- Jul 03
- Pad and location
- Stargazer L-1011, Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Archived
End date not documented
Launch succeeded; current mission operations are not tracked by RocketLaunch.Live
Gallery
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