flown missionPartial Failure

Firefly Alpha | FLTA004 (Fly the Lightning)

Firefly AerospaceSpace Launch Complex 2W — Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Either the launch vehicle reached orbit but did not deliver its payload in the targeted orbit, or an exceptional event made it impossible to consider the mission a success.

mission

Name
FLTA004 (Fly the Lightning)
Type
Technology
Target orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Weather probability
60% go

Firefly’s Alpha rocket will launch Lockheed Martin’s new wideband Electronically Steerable Antenna (ESA) technology integrated on a Terran Orbital Nebula satellite bus. Developed within Lockheed Martin Space’s Ignite organization using a proprietary design, the ESA payload will demonstrate faster on-orbit sensor calibration to deliver rapid capabilities to U.S. warfighters.

schedule

NET (no earlier than)
Window opens
Window closes
Last updated
Fail reason
Stage 2 2nd burn suffered problems and did not deliver the payload to its precise target orbit. Communication to the spacecraft has been established and mission operations are now underway.

vehicle & provider

Rocket
Firefly Alpha
Family
Firefly Alpha
Provider
Firefly Aerospace
Type
Commercial
Country
USA

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launch site

Pad
Space Launch Complex 2W
Location
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Country
USA
Timezone
America/Los_Angeles