FLTA004 Fly the Lightning
Firefly Alpha
Firefly Aerospace
Rocket Launch Video
Weather Forecast During Launch
According to weather officials, there's a 60% chance of favorable weather conditions at the time of the launch.
Mission
FLTA004 Fly the Lightning
- Type: Technology
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
- Launch Cost: $15,000,000
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.
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.
Location
Space Launch Complex 2W
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Find the best place to watch the launch from Vandenberg
Space Launch Complex 2W has witnessed the launch of 97 rockets, including 97 orbital launch attempts. While Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA, has been the site for 792 rocket launches.
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 Aerospace 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.
Agency
Firefly Aerospace
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.
Will we be able to see the launch being it’s in the morning and not at night?
It depends on where you are located and the weather.
We’re in Hesperia and believe it or not, we can see the night time launches great. Just wasn’t sure about the daytime ones. Thank you. Go for launch🤞
Go you little Fire Fly………..
It’s our first launch do we just drive and show up or do we get tickets somewhere? Thank you!
This will answer your questions
https://www.spacelaunchschedule.com/preparing-for-an-in-person-rocket-launch-viewing/
Let’s light this candle,To quote Alan Shepard
MERRY CHRISTMAS AARON FROM THE FOLKS ( DOWN UNDER).
Great launch folks.