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FLTA004 (Fly the Lightning)

Name: FLTA004 (Fly the Lightning) launch
Start: 2023-12-22T17:32:30+00:00
End: 2023-12-22T17:48:00+00:00
Location: Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Firefly AlphaFirefly AerospaceSpace Launch Complex 2W

Friday, December 22, 2023 · 05:32 PM UTC

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Mission Brief

Firefly’s Alpha rocket will launch Lockheed Martin’s new wideband Electronically Steerable Antenna (ESA) technology integrated on a Terran Orbital Nebula satellite bus. Developed within Lockheed Martin Space’s Ignite organization using a proprietary design, the ESA payload will demonstrate faster on-orbit sensor calibration to deliver rapid capabilities to U.S. warfighters.

PayloadFLTA004 (Fly the Lightning)

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

CustomerFirefly Aerospace

Stages2

PadSpace Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

WeatherNo formal weather concerns published, temperature not reported

Mission Timeline

14 / 14100%

Ground vector

Launch site

Site locked

Space Launch Complex 2W

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Global range

Latitude: 34.756°N
Longitude: 120.622°W

Range Weather

Launch commit criteria

60%

WatchNo active constraints

Weather Rules

No formal weather rule concerns published.

Primary concern: None published
Rule count: 0
Temperature: Not reported
Surface wind: Not reported

Window

05:18 PM UTC - 05:48 PM UTC

Vehicle

Firefly Alpha

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Firefly Alpha (Firefly α) is a two-stage orbital expendable launch vehicle developed by the American aerospace company Firefly Aerospace to cover the commercial small satellite launch m...

Height29.6 m

LEO Payload1,000 kg

Launches14

Successes4

Provider

Firefly Aerospace

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USA • Founded 2014

Firefly Aerospace is an American private aerospace firm based in Austin, Texas, that develops small and medium-sized launch vehicles for commercial launches to orbit.

Schedule History

No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.

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