Swift Boost Program
NASA’s Swift Boost Program uses Katalyst Space’s LINK robotic-servicing spacecraft to rendezvous with the canonical Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory and raise its decaying low-Earth orbit, extending the observatory’s high-energy science lifetime while demonstrating commercial in-space servicing. LINK launched on 3 July 2026.
Identity
- Aliases
- Swift Boost MissionSwift Orbit Boost MissionKatalyst Swift BoostLINK Swift Boost Mission
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Name
- Swift Boost Program
- Status
- active
- Types
- developmentoperationsresearch
Details
- Description
- NASA’s Swift Boost Program uses Katalyst Space’s LINK robotic-servicing spacecraft to rendezvous with the canonical Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory and raise its decaying low-Earth orbit, extending the observatory’s high-energy science lifetime while demonstrating commercial in-space servicing. LINK launched on 3 July 2026.
- Leads
- Parent Program
- Participants
- -
- Start Date
- 2026-07-03
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 19:48:01 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 19:48:01 UTC
Other
- Official Urls
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/swift/swift-boost-mission/https://science.nasa.gov/missions/swift/swift-boost-mission/partners-nasa-ready-for-june-launch-of-swift-boost-mission/https://science.nasa.gov/mission/swift/swift-boost-mission/timeline/https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-to-preview-katalyst-mission-to-boost-swift-spacecrafts-orbit/