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FLTA005 (Noise of Summer)
Firefly AlphaFirefly AerospaceSpace Launch Complex 2W
Thursday, July 4, 2024 · 04:04 AM UTCAdd to Calendar
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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
Launches11
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
Fifth flight of the Firefly Alpha small sat launcher, carrying eight cubesats for NASA's ELaNa 43 (Educational Launch of a Nanosatellite) mission.
PayloadFLTA005 (Noise of Summer)
OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit
CustomerFirefly Aerospace
Stages2
PadSpace Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Mission Timeline
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Launch Site
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
34.756°N, 120.622°W
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.
