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FLTA001 (Maiden Flight)

Firefly Alpha

Firefly Aerospace

Launch Status
Failure

Mission

FLTA001 (Maiden Flight)

Type: Test Flight
Launch Cost: $15,000,000

First flight of the new Firefly Alpha small sat launcher developed by Firefly Aerospace. It will carry Firefly’s DREAM (Dedicated Research & Education Accelerator Mission), which includes various payloads like cubesats, personal items, pictures, DNA samples and more to inspire young people to pursue STEM education.

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Mission patch for FLTA001 (Maiden Flight)

Location

Space Launch Complex 2W

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

730 rockets have launched from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.

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

Agency

Firefly Aerospace – FA

  • Type: Commercial
  • Abbreviation: FA
  • Administration: Bill Weber
  • Founded: 2014
  • Country: USA

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.

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Ken & Judy O
Ken & Judy O'Neill
2 years ago

All the best to FA being your maiden flight. Make it count for the future .

Ken & Judy O
Ken & Judy O'Neill
2 years ago

This is the start of something big .Small sat launchers have a place in the space vehicle food chain . Success is pending Firefly A.

Larry A Castillo
Larry A Castillo
2 years ago

I need a tentative date for launch so I can change my hotel reservations. Can anybody help me.

Rocket Monkey
Rocket Monkey
Admin
Reply to  Larry A Castillo
2 years ago

This launch doesn’t have a date yet and has been delayed several times. Keep checking back for updates.

Jose Garcia
Jose Garcia
Reply to  Larry A Castillo
2 years ago

Latest date, put out by the company is Sep 2. “Firefly announced Aug. 19 that it had set a Sept. 2 date for the first launch of its Alpha rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California”.

Aaron Gosnell
Aaron Gosnell
2 years ago

I hope all the best for a successful launch.Finally ,They may be getting off the ground soon.

Cheri Velazquez
Cheri Velazquez
2 years ago

Will the vehicle be visible from areas of So Cal ?

stun
stun
Reply to  Cheri Velazquez
2 years ago

Should be visible from all california.

DBonney
DBonney
2 years ago

Congrats on the First attempt, very impressive !!

Ken & Judy O
Ken & Judy O' Neill
2 years ago

So close yet so far FA.
Remember these famous words “Failure is not an option”.
The future is waiting for small sat launchers.
The DREAM and STEM will wait for your next launch .