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Swift Boost Mission Launch Thread (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by [M] to c/spaceflight@sh.itjust.works
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| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2026-07-03, 08:35:00 | |

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| | Scheduled for (local) | 2026-07-03, 20:35:00 (MHT) | | Mission | Swift Rescue Mission | | Launch site | Stargazer, Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, Marshall Islands | | Launch Provider | Northrop Grumman | Vehicle | Pegasus | | Target Orbit | LEO |

Livestreams

It is unclear whether there will be any live video of this launch. If there is, it will likely be at one of the links below.

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| | NASA YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@NASA/streams | NASA+ | | NASASpaceflight | https://www.youtube.com/@NASASpaceflight/streams | Space Affairs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOZ2dc-e4NI | SpaceflightNow | https://www.youtube.com/@SpaceflightNowVideo/streams | The Launch Pad | https://www.youtube.com/@TheLaunchPad/streams

Stats

Sourced from NextSpaceflight:

☑️ 1st Pegasus launch of 2026, 46th overall

Mission info

NextSpaceflight

Swift Boost Mission

Katalyst’s robotic servicing spacecraft will rendezvous with NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory and raise it to a higher altitude, demonstrating a key capability for the future of space exploration and extending the Swift mission’s science lifetime.

NASA blog page for SWIFT reboost mission

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[–] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

thank you for this! I'm really excited for this omg

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    • [–] [S] 2 points 3 weeks ago

    And... launch scrubbed again.

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    [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 child)

    Let's hope it went smoothly this time 🤞

    Edit: Appears to have launched successfully

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    • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    There hasn't been a Pegasus launch in 5 years. I didn't think they still did these. Neat.

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    • [–] [S] 1 point 3 weeks ago

    Orbit data from Jonathan McDowell: https://bsky.app/profile/planet4589.bsky.social/post/3mptecz2rt22f

    Space Force has cataloged LINK (the Swift reboost spacecraft) in a 362 x 392 km x 20.6 deg orbit, confirming successful launch. TLEs consistent with the launch NOTAM areas

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