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FLTA004 (Fly the Lightning)
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Firefly Aerospace

FLTA004 (Fly the Lightning)

Partial Failure

Firefly Alpha
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Dec 22, 17:32:30 UTC
StatusPartial Failure
VehicleFirefly Alpha
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 2W
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Mission

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.

Quick facts

VehicleFirefly Alpha
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 2W
SiteVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
WindowDec 22, 17:18:00 UTC→Dec 22, 17:48:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFirefly Alpha
Acquiring satellite view…
Trajectory unknown
Space Launch Complex 2W
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
34.756, -120.622