FLTA006 (Message in a Booster)
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...
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
Sixth flight of the Firefly Alpha small satellite launcher, launching the demonstration mission for Lockheed Martin's new LM400 satellite bus, which will carry a communications payload. The satellite bus is customizable to support different missions, including remote sensing, communications, imagery and radar Earth observations. It can also support different kinds of orbits and launch configurations.
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Launch Site
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Weather
- Condition
- No formal weather concerns published
- Temperature
- N/A
- Wind
- N/A
- GO Probability
- 90%
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.
