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Starlink Group 15-14
Falcon 9 Block 5
ProviderSpaceX
PadSpace Launch Complex 4E
DateJul 14, 2026
Local time01:16 AM UTC
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FLTA004 (Fly the Lightning)
Firefly AlphaFirefly AerospaceSpace Launch Complex 2W
Friday, December 22, 2023 · 05:32 PM UTCAdd to Calendar
This mission is complete.
Vehicle
Firefly Alpha
Profile →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
Profile →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.
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%
GO
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
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.
