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.
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Northrop Grumman Space Systems
Pegasus XL
Swift Rescue Mission
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T-0 (UTC)08:36 UTC
VehiclePegasus XL
StatusSuccess
T-0 (UTC)3 July 2026 at 08:36 UTC
VehiclePegasus XL
Launch padKwajalein Atoll
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TypeMission Extension
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