Pegasus XL | Swift Rescue Mission — visibility, launch time & where to look
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.
Launch time
- Jun 30, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC
- Jun 29, 2026, 8:00 PM Eastern
- Jun 29, 2026, 5:00 PM Pacific
This launch time is not yet confirmed. Rocket launches often slip by hours or days for weather, technical checks, or range scheduling — treat the time above as a target and re-check close to the date.
Which cities can see this launch?
Estimated visibility from major towns near US launch sites, assuming clear skies and an open horizon:
| City | Visibility | Look toward | Distance to pad |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | Not visible | — | 4778 mi |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | Not visible | — | 4836 mi |
| Pismo Beach, CA | Not visible | — | 4837 mi |
| Guadalupe, CA | Not visible | — | 4840 mi |
| Vandenberg Village, CA | Not visible | — | 4845 mi |
| Lompoc, CA | Not visible | — | 4845 mi |
| Orcutt, CA | Not visible | — | 4847 mi |
| Santa Maria, CA | Not visible | — | 4848 mi |
| Los Alamos, CA | Not visible | — | 4856 mi |
| Buellton, CA | Not visible | — | 4860 mi |
| Solvang, CA | Not visible | — | 4863 mi |
| Santa Barbara, CA | Not visible | — | 4887 mi |
| Fresno, CA | Not visible | — | 4892 mi |
| Ventura, CA | Not visible | — | 4910 mi |
| Oxnard, CA | Not visible | — | 4916 mi |
| Bakersfield, CA | Not visible | — | 4929 mi |
| Thousand Oaks, CA | Not visible | — | 4936 mi |
| Malibu, CA | Not visible | — | 4944 mi |
| Los Angeles, CA | Not visible | — | 4970 mi |
| Long Beach, CA | Not visible | — | 4972 mi |
| Pasadena, CA | Not visible | — | 4976 mi |
| Mojave, CA | Not visible | — | 4976 mi |
| San Diego, CA | Not visible | — | 5030 mi |
| Laredo, TX | Not visible | — | 6108 mi |
| McAllen, TX | Not visible | — | 6201 mi |
| Corpus Christi, TX | Not visible | — | 6232 mi |
| Harlingen, TX | Not visible | — | 6233 mi |
| Los Fresnos, TX | Not visible | — | 6248 mi |
| Brownsville, TX | Not visible | — | 6249 mi |
| Rockport, TX | Not visible | — | 6251 mi |
| Bayview, TX | Not visible | — | 6252 mi |
| Port Aransas, TX | Not visible | — | 6252 mi |
| Laguna Vista, TX | Not visible | — | 6259 mi |
| Port Isabel, TX | Not visible | — | 6265 mi |
| South Padre Island, TX | Not visible | — | 6267 mi |
| Grand Isle, LA | Not visible | — | 6652 mi |
| Gulf Shores, AL | Not visible | — | 6768 mi |
| Pensacola Beach, FL | Not visible | — | 6799 mi |
| Tallahassee, FL | Not visible | — | 6961 mi |
| Valdosta, GA | Not visible | — | 7009 mi |
| Gainesville, FL | Not visible | — | 7089 mi |
| Brunswick, GA | Not visible | — | 7103 mi |
| Savannah, GA | Not visible | — | 7105 mi |
| Jacksonville, FL | Not visible | — | 7112 mi |
| Tampa, FL | Not visible | — | 7116 mi |
| Hilton Head Island, SC | Not visible | — | 7121 mi |
| St. Augustine, FL | Not visible | — | 7141 mi |
| Lakeland, FL | Not visible | — | 7144 mi |
| Washington, DC | Not visible | — | 7148 mi |
| Charleston, SC | Not visible | — | 7153 mi |
| Palm Coast, FL | Not visible | — | 7154 mi |
| Baltimore, MD | Not visible | — | 7159 mi |
| Richmond, VA | Not visible | — | 7165 mi |
| Orlando, FL | Not visible | — | 7166 mi |
| Sanford, FL | Not visible | — | 7167 mi |
| Kissimmee, FL | Not visible | — | 7170 mi |
| Daytona Beach, FL | Not visible | — | 7173 mi |
| Annapolis, MD | Not visible | — | 7173 mi |
| New Smyrna Beach, FL | Not visible | — | 7182 mi |
| Myrtle Beach, SC | Not visible | — | 7187 mi |
| Mims, FL | Not visible | — | 7195 mi |
| Titusville, FL | Not visible | — | 7198 mi |
| Rockledge, FL | Not visible | — | 7208 mi |
| Philadelphia, PA | Not visible | — | 7210 mi |
| Merritt Island, FL | Not visible | — | 7210 mi |
| Port Canaveral, FL | Not visible | — | 7213 mi |
| Cocoa Beach, FL | Not visible | — | 7216 mi |
| Dover, DE | Not visible | — | 7216 mi |
| Satellite Beach, FL | Not visible | — | 7220 mi |
| Melbourne, FL | Not visible | — | 7221 mi |
| Palm Bay, FL | Not visible | — | 7223 mi |
| Indialantic, FL | Not visible | — | 7224 mi |
| Newport News, VA | Not visible | — | 7226 mi |
| Salisbury, MD | Not visible | — | 7234 mi |
| Sebastian, FL | Not visible | — | 7235 mi |
| Norfolk, VA | Not visible | — | 7242 mi |
| Vero Beach, FL | Not visible | — | 7243 mi |
| Cape Charles, VA | Not visible | — | 7244 mi |
| Pocomoke City, MD | Not visible | — | 7244 mi |
| Onancock, VA | Not visible | — | 7245 mi |
| Exmore, VA | Not visible | — | 7247 mi |
| Rehoboth Beach, DE | Not visible | — | 7250 mi |
| Fort Pierce, FL | Not visible | — | 7251 mi |
| Cape May, NJ | Not visible | — | 7252 mi |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | Not visible | — | 7253 mi |
| Berlin, MD | Not visible | — | 7254 mi |
| Virginia Beach, VA | Not visible | — | 7257 mi |
| Chincoteague, VA | Not visible | — | 7257 mi |
| Ocean City, NJ | Not visible | — | 7258 mi |
| Wallops Island, VA | Not visible | — | 7259 mi |
| Ocean City, MD | Not visible | — | 7261 mi |
| West Palm Beach, FL | Not visible | — | 7283 mi |
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | Not visible | — | 7291 mi |
| Miami, FL | Not visible | — | 7296 mi |
Where to look
A rocket lifts off below the horizon for distant viewers, then climbs into view as it gains altitude and flies downrange. Closer to the pad you'll see it within seconds; a few hundred miles away it can take three to six minutes to rise over the horizon. Find an open view in the direction shown for your city and start watching at liftoff.
Before you go
- Launch times change — scrubs and delays are common. Re-check the day of.
- Clear skies matter. Low cloud near the pad or along the trajectory can hide the rocket.
- Twilight launches are the most dramatic; daytime launches are the hardest to see at distance.
- Trajectory and timing here are estimates from a representative ascent profile.
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Launch data from TheSpaceDevs Launch Library 2. Page generated May 23, 2026.