Mission description
Second test flight of the Firefly Alpha small sat launcher developed by Firefly Aerospace.
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Launch Successful
Firefly Alpha | FLTA002 (To The Black)
October 1, 2022 at 7:01 AM UTC
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Launch details
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October 1, 2022 at 7:01 AM UTC
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Space Launch Complex 2W
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA · 34.7556, -120.6224
- Rocket
- Firefly Alpha
- Launch probability
- 100%
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- October 1, 2022 at 7:01 AM UTC
- Window closes
- October 1, 2022 at 9:00 AM UTC
- Feed updated
- June 14, 2023 at 3:52 AM UTC
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Firefly Alpha
Firefly Alpha
Height
29.6 m
Diameter
1.82 m
LEO capacity
1,000 kg
Successful launches
4
Launch complex
Space Launch Complex 2W
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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.
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