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Forum: Satellites - Robotic Probes
Topic: Katalyst's Swift Boost Mission for NASA

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Message to Edit: HTML is ON UBB Code is ON Smilies Legend	Originally posted by Robert Pearlman on 07-03-2026 04:16 PM NASA release <blockquote><font size="+0">[b]Teams Make Contact With Spacecraft Set to Boost NASA's Swift[/b]</font> Teams have successfully established communications with Katalyst Space's robotic servicing spacecraft LINK, which is designed to raise the orbit of NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory to a higher altitude. Making contact with LINK was the spacecraft's first in-orbit operation, after launch and separation Friday from Northrop Grumman's Pegasus XL rocket and power-on. Over the next several weeks, Katalyst will perform checkout procedures for LINK, including assessments of its propulsion, sensor, and navigation systems. LINK will then approach Swift and complete a survey of the 21-year-old observatory, before capturing and lifting it over the course of several months.</blockquote>
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