Pegasus XL | Swift Boost Mission
Pegasus XL launched the Swift Boost Mission mission for Northrop Grumman Space Systems from Air launch to orbit on Jul 3, 2026 (UTC).
Launch pad
Kwajalein Atoll · Air launch to orbit
Pegasus XL | Swift Boost Mission
Launched Jul 3, 2026 5:36:00 PMSuccess
Flight direction
90° E
orbit unknown: due east assumed
Flight path
First-stage drop zone (rough estimate)
Drawn 400–700 km downrange along the flight direction. Official hazard areas are published as NOTAMs and navigational warnings.
About the mission
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.
Mission description from Launch Library 2.
- Launch time (your time zone)
- Fri, Jul 3 · 5:36:00 PM
- Status
- Success
- Launch provider
- Northrop Grumman Space Systems
- Rocket
- Pegasus XL
- Mission type
- Mission Extension
- Target orbit
- LEO
- Launch pad
- Kwajalein Atoll · Air launch to orbit