🚀 Pegasus XL · Swift Boost Mission
Friday, July 3, 2026
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8:36 AM – 9:36 AM
Kwajalein Atoll, Air launch to orbit
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. July 3, 2026 at 08:36 UTC · Launch Successful Pegasus XL — Northrop Grumman Space Systems, to Low Earth Orbit Kwajalein Atoll, Air launch to orbit The world's 7331st orbital launch attempt, and 158th of 2026. Data: Launch Library 2, The Space Devs. Mission patch: via The Space Devs.
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