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Firefly Aerospace
Next Mission:
FLTA006 (Message in a Booster)
Launch Date:
4/18/2025, 1:37:00 PM
Launch Site:
Space Launch Complex 2W,
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Sixth flight of the Firefly Alpha small satellite launcher, launching the demonstration mission for Lockheed Martin's new LM400 satellite bus, which will carry a communications payload. The satellite bus is customizable to support different missions, including remote sensing, communications, imagery and radar Earth observations. It can also support different kinds of orbits and launch configurations.
Mission Type: Technology
Launch Vehicle: Firefly Alpha
Mission Status: TBD (probability of > 1% )
Target: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
We're really excited and confident about our upcoming launch (December 2020), all great companies start with a great team - and we have an amazing one with plenty of experience. This ain't our first rodeo.
Firefly Special Event (2021):
First Alpha rocket comes up short
Firefly's Alpha rocket launched on the company's first ever orbital test flight on September 2nd, lifting off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 9:59pm EDT. Everything was looking great for the first 2 minutes and 25 seconds until the rocket rapidly disassembled itself in spectacular fashion high up in the California sky.
While not successful, congratulations to everyone at Firefly Aerospace for an incredible first attempt and we look forward to the next one!