Swift Boost Mission Mission

Mission patch Swift Rescue Mission Patch

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

3 Jul, 8:35am

Location

Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site Launch Site

Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site

Pad

Air Launch

Launch Service Provider

Northrop Grumman Space Systems logo

Northrop Grumman Space Systems

Vehicle

Pegasus XL image

Pegasus XL

Mission

Swift Boost Mission

Mission Type

Mission Extension

Destination

Low Earth 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.

Last Update: Launched and reached orbit.

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