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Alpha Missions (FIrefly)

Firefly Alpha’s stage separation anomaly sends Lockheed Martin’s satellite into South Pacific near the Antarctic

April 29, 2025

Firefly Alpha rocket experienced a launch anomaly that left a Lockheed Martin satellite in a significantly “lower than planned orbit”, and the “stage and its payload reentered over the South […]

Filed Under: Aerospace, Aerospace Corporation, Alpha Missions (FIrefly), Anomaly, Anomaly Detection, Antarctica, Buses, Business Moves, Contracts, Demonstrations, Development, Engines / Thrusters, Firefly Aerospace, Launch Delay, Lockheed Martin, Mission, Mission Agreement, Orbit, Payload Development, SmallSat, Smallsat Launch, Smallsat Launch Vehicles, South Pacific, Statement Tagged With: Featured

Firefly Aerospace’s launch of Lockheed Martin’s FLTA006 Message in a Booster mission is ‘to be determined’

April 17, 2025

Firefly Aerospace’s launch of Lockheed Martin’s FLTA006 (Message in a Booster) from Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, California, is yet to be determined. Alpha FLTA006 is the second mission […]

Filed Under: Aerospace, Agreement, Agreement, Alpha Missions (FIrefly), Alpha Rocket, Business Moves, Firefly Aerospace, LM 400 (LMC), Lockheed Martin, Low Earth Orbit (LEO), MEO, Multi-Launch Agreement, Multi-Mission, Multiple Launch Agreement (MLA), Payloads, Satellite Buses, Vandenberg SFB

Firefly Aerospace’s Firefly Alpha to launch Lockheed Martin’s FLTA006 Message in a Booster mission on Friday

April 15, 2025

On Friday, April 18 Firefly Aerospace will launch FLTA006 (Message in a Booster) between 6:37 AM – 8:17 AM PDT Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, California, at a cost […]

Filed Under: Aerospace, Alpha Missions (FIrefly), Communications Satellite, Connectivity, Earth Observation Satellites, Firefly Aerospace, Firefly Space Transport Services, Forecasting, Imagery, Launch, Lockheed Martin, Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Missile, Missile Warning, Missile Warning System, Multi-Launch Agreement, Payloads, Radar, Radar Imaging, Remote Sensing, Satellite Buses, Space Launch Complex, Tracking, Vandenberg SFB

FireFly Alpha Message in a Booster on hold launch to be determined

April 1, 2025

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 […]

Filed Under: Alpha Missions (FIrefly), Booster, Communications Satellite, Demonstrations, Firefly Aerospace, Launch Delay, Lockheed Martin, Lockheed Martin Space, Payloads, Satellite Buses, Smallsat Launch, Smallsat Launch Vehicles, Smallsat Payloads, Vandenberg SFB, Weather

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

March 28, 2025

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 […]

Filed Under: Alpha Missions (FIrefly), Demonstrations, Firefly Aerospace, Lockheed Martin, Rocket, Satellite Buses, Vandenberg SFB

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

March 26, 2025

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 […]

Filed Under: Alpha Missions (FIrefly), Firefly Aerospace, Firefly Space Transport Services, Launch Delay, Launch Projection, Launch Services, Severe Weather Detection, Weather Emergencies, Weather Forecasting

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

March 24, 2025

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. […]

Filed Under: Alpha Missions (FIrefly), Earth Observation Systems, Firefly Aerospace, Imagery, Launch, Launch Preparations, Launcher, Lockheed Martin, Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Multi-Launch Agreement, Payloads, Risk Management, Satellite Buses, Satellite Radar, Small Launcher 1 (SL1 - HyImpulse), Vandenberg SFB, Weather Forecasting

Firefly Aerospace ready to launch Alpha FLTA006 for Lockheed Martin’s LM 400 Spacecraft

March 5, 2025

“Message in a Booster” mission will launch Lockheed Martin’s technology demonstration spacecraft to low Earth orbit Following a successful rocket static fire test, Firefly Aerospace, Inc. has announced the company’s […]

Filed Under: Alpha Missions (FIrefly), Alpha Rocket, Firefly Aerospace, LEO, LEO Missions, LM 400 (LMC), Lockheed Martin, Mission Scheduling, Multi-Launch Agreement, News, Satellite Scheduling, SmallSat, Smallsat Bus, Smallsat Contract, Smallsat Demo Mission, Smallsat Deployment, Smallsat Launch, Smallsat Launch Vehicles, Smallsat Missions, Smallsat Payloads, smallsats Tagged With: Featured

Firefly Aerospace awarded NASA contract to launch INCUS mission from Wallops

March 4, 2025

Firefly Aerospace has been awarded a fixed-price NASA’s Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) contract for a dedicated Alpha launch of the agency’s Investigation of Convective Updrafts (INCUS) mission […]

Filed Under: Alpha Missions (FIrefly), Alpha Rocket, Business Moves, Contracts, Firefly Aerospace, Launch Contract, NASA, NASA VADR, News, VADR Launch Services Contract, Wallops Flight Facility (NASA)

Lockheed Martin’s newest tech demo for space connectivity is ready for launch

December 9, 2024

Lockheed Martin’s [NYSE: LMT] newest technology demonstration, called the Tactical Satellite (TacSat), is complete and ready for launch in 2025 aboard a Firefly Aerospace Alpha rocket. TacSat is an intelligence, surveillance […]

Filed Under: Alpha Missions (FIrefly), Battle Management Command & Control (BMC2), Find, Fix, Track, Target, Engage, Assess (F2T2EA), Firefly Aerospace, Lockheed Martin, Military, News, Space Systems Command, Space Systems Command, TACSAT, U.S. Space Systems Command, United States Space Systems Command, Warfighters Tagged With: Featured

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