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VICTUS HAZE Jackal

Firefly Alpha Block 2Firefly AerospaceSpace Launch Complex 2W
Wednesday, September 30, 2026 · 12:00 AM UTCAdd to Calendar

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Vehicle

Firefly Alpha Block 2

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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...

Height31.6 m
LEO Payload1,030 kg
Launches11
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.

Mission Brief

True Anomaly’s Jackal Autonomous Orbital Vehicle (AOV) will support U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s VICTUS HAZE Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) mission with operations in orbit proximity with another spacecraft built by Rocket Lab National Security. The spacecraft, once completed, will remain on call until the U.S. Space Force provides the notice to launch. The Firefly team will then have 24 hours to transport the payload fairing to the pad, mate the fairing to the Alpha rocket, fuel the rocket, and launch within the first available window.

PayloadVICTUS HAZE Jackal
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerFirefly Aerospace
Stages2
PadSpace Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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Mission Announced

Official mission announcement and payload assignment

T-720:00:00
12:00 AM UTC
  • Mission AnnouncedT-720:00:00
  • Vehicle RolloutT-48:00:00
  • Wet Dress RehearsalT-24:00:00
  • Launch Day PrepT-06:00:00
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Launch Site

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

LAUNCH SITE
34.756°N, 120.622°W

Delay History

Jun 30Sep 30TBD → TBD

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