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Pegasus XL | Swift Boost Mission

July 3, 2026 at 8:36 AM UTC

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July 3, 2026 at 8:36 AM UTC

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Kwajalein Atoll

Air launch to orbit · 8.7167, 167.7333

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Kwajalein Atoll

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July 3, 2026 at 11:47 PM UTC

Mission description

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.

Vehicle

Pegasus XL

Pegasus

Height

17.6 m

Diameter

1.27 m

LEO capacity

443 kg

Successful launches

29

Launch complex

Kwajalein Atoll

Air launch to orbit

Kwajalein Atoll

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Mission updates

Launched and reached orbit.

July 3, 2026 at 10:50 AM UTC · hitura-nobad

Rescheduled for July 3.

July 3, 2026 at 2:09 AM UTC · Cosmic_Penguin

Scrub due to launch vehicle issue.

July 2, 2026 at 11:27 AM UTC · Cosmic_Penguin

Delayed again due to weather

July 1, 2026 at 11:52 AM UTC · Nosu

Scrubbed due to weather

June 30, 2026 at 11:21 AM UTC · SwGustav