L-1011 Stargazer, Swift Boost Mission II

Launch:

No earlier than Tuesday, June 30, 6:23 a.m. EDT

Stargazer © NASA/Ron Beard

Northrop Grumman's Stargazer aircraft will take off from Kwajalein Atoll in the South Pacific Ocean, climb to about 40,000 feet, and drop a Pegasus XL rocket carrying Katalyst Space's LINK robotic servicing satellite. Pegasus XL’s three solid rocket motors will fire in sequence and deliver LINK to orbit to boost NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory.

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 NASA Science: Partners, NASA Ready for June Launch of Swift Boost Mission