December 22, 2023 at 5:32 PM UTC
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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December 22, 2023 at 5:32 PM UTC
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Space Launch Complex 2W
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA · 34.7556, -120.6224
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.
Mission media
Alpha FLTA004 Fly The Lightning
Full video recordFirefly Alpha
Height
29.6 m
Diameter
1.82 m
LEO capacity
1,000 kg
Successful launches
4
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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