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Northrop Grumman Space Systems
Pegasus XL | Swift Boost Mission
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Mission
Swift Boost Mission
Mission Extension
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.
Status
To Be Determined
Current date is a placeholder or rough estimation based on unreliable or interpreted sources.
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Location
Air launch to orbit
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Rocket
Pegasus XL
The Pegasus is an air-launched rocket developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation (now part of Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems). Capable of carrying small payloads of up to 443 kilograms (977 lb) into low Earth orbit, the vehicle consists of three solid propellant stages and an optional monopropellant fourth stage. Pegasus is released from its carrier aircraft at approximately 40,000 ft (12,000 m), and its first stage has a wing and a tail to provide lift and attitude control while in the atmosphere.
Family: Pegasus
Details
Max stage: 3m
Length: 17.6m
Diameter: 1.27
First Flight: June 27, 1994
Total launch count: 31
Successful launches: 28
Failed launches: 3
Pending launches: 1
Consecutive successful launches: 25
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) capacity: 443kg
Launch cost: US$40000000
Apogee: 4000km
Agency
Northrop Grumman Space Systems
Northrup Grumman Space Systems designs, builds and delivers space, defence and aviation-related systems to customers around the world. They aquired Orbital ATK in 2018 along with its launchers and ongoing missions.
Details
CEO: Kathy Warden
2015
Antares | Minotaur | Pegasus
Cygnus
Total launch count: 16
Successful launches: 16
Consecutive successful launches: 16
Pending launches: 2
