Firefly Alpha | FLTA006 (Message in a Booster)

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Firefly Alpha | FLTA006 (Message in a Booster)

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

20d 23h 0m 59s

Orbital Launch Attempt Count: 6932

Location Launch Attempt Count: 801

Pad Launch Attempt Count: 98

Agency Launch Attempt Count: 6

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Pad Turnaround: P299DT19H56M

Programma

Pad

Delta II 7920-10 liftoff from SLC-2W (NROL-21)

Space Launch Complex 2W

Vandenberg Space Force Base is a United States Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County, California. Established in 1941, Vandenberg Space Force Base is a space launch base, launching spacecraft from the Western Range, and also performs missile testing. The United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 30 serves as the host delta for the base, equivalent to an Air Force air base wing. In addition to its military space launch mission, Vandenberg Space Force Base also hosts space launches for civil and commercial space entities, such as NASA and SpaceX.

Rocket

Firefly Alpha

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 market. Alpha is intended to provide launch options for both full vehicle and ride share customers.

Full Name: Firefly Alpha

Maiden Flight: 2021-09-03

Total Launch Count: 5

Successful Launches: 3

Failed Launches: 2

Mission

Mission Name: FLTA006 (Message in a Booster)

Type: Technology

Description: 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.

Orbit: Low Earth Orbit