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TBD

ConnectedCosmos Launch 3

Firefly Alpha Block 2Firefly AerospaceSpace Launch Complex 2W
Q1 2027 · Date and time TBD

NextMission AnnouncedT-720:00:00

Calendar available when time is confirmed
Time to launch
Q1 2027Exact time confirmed closer to launch
Launch window confidence
46% — Uncertain
Mission brief

The mission

Third of at least four missions carrying 6 satellites for Open Cosmos' secure LEO broadband constellation, designed to provide independent and resilient connectivity infrastructure for Europe and the world using high-priority Ka-band spectrum filings by the Principality of Liechtenstein.

PayloadConnectedCosmos Launch 3
OrbitPO
CustomerFirefly Aerospace
Stages2
PadSpace Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Flight plan

Mission timeline

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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
The range

Where it leaves Earth

Launch site

Ground vector

Site locked

Space Launch Complex 2W

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Global range
SITE LOCK
Latitude
34.756°N
Longitude
120.622°W

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Range weather

Launch commit criteria

Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather rules

Clear — tracking no weather issues at this time.

Primary concern
No weather issues
Rule count
0
Temperature
Not reported
Surface wind
Not reported
Window

12:00 AM UTC – 12:00 AM UTC

Hardware

Vehicle & provider

Vehicle

Firefly Alpha Block 2

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Height31.6 m
LEO Payload1,030 kg
Launches7
Successes4
Provider

Firefly Aerospace

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USA • Founded 2014

Reliability

Schedule history

No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.