The projection of a Sunday launch of FireFly Alpha’s Message in a Booster has come and gone with no statement issued as to a new date. There is a possibility that April may be the month.

This will be the sixth flight of the Firefly Alpha small satellite launcher as a demonstration mission for Lockheed Martin’s new LM400 satellite bus, which will carry a communications payload.

Firefly Alpha’s Message in a Booster now booked for Sunday launch

The following is a statement issued on Vandenberg Rocket Launches Facebook page.

Firefly Alpha’s delay due to strong winds still waiting for window to launch

Firefly Alpha from Firefly Aerospace is scheduled to launch on March 26 from Space Launch Complex 2W at Vandenberg SFB at 6:37 – 8:17 am PDT, at a cost of $15 million, however….

Firefly Alpha is ready to launch FLTA006 (Message in a Booster) on Wednesday

Firefly Alpha from Firefly Aerospace will launch on March 26 from Space Launch Complex 2W at Vandenberg SFB at 6:37 – 8:17 am PDT, at a cost of $15 million.

This is the sixth flight of the Firefly Alpha small satellite launcher, launching the demonstration mission for Lockheed Martin’s new LM400 satellite bus, which will carry a communications payload.