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Pegasus XL | Swift Rescue Mission

Swift Rescue Mission

To Be Determined

Launch Details

Date: 1 June 2026, 12:00 am UTC

Rocket: Pegasus XL (Pegasus)

Provider: Northrop Grumman Space Systems

Mission

Type: Mission Extension

Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

Pad: Kwajalein Atoll, Air launch to orbit

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.