Swift boost mission

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The Swift boost mission was a robotic on-orbit satellite servicing mission that was intended to boost the orbit and extend the lifetime of the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory and prevent it from preforming an uncontrolled reentry. The LINK servicing spacecraft, built and operated by Katalyst Space Technologies, was launched on July 3, 2026, and reentered on September 25, 2026. LINK was to have been the first commercial spacecraft to dock with a government-owned spacecraft that was not designed for docking or on-orbit servicing. However, following ongoing attitude control problems, Katalyst abandoned the boost attempt, and simply conducted rendezvous and proximity tests around Swift while their spacecraft remained in orbit.

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