Mission Log

Launch Provider

Firefly Aerospace

Country

United States of America

Founded

2014

Leadership

CEO: Peter Schumacher

Launch Record

4 success, 3 failed

Firefly Aerospace is an American private aerospace firm based in Austin, Texas, that develops small and medium-sized launch vehicles for commercial launches to orbit.

Type

Communications

Target Orbit

Polar Orbit

First of at least four missions carrying 6 satellites for Open Cosmos' secure LEO broadband constellation, designed to provide independent and resilient connectivity infrastructure for Europe and the world using high-priority Ka-band spectrum filings by the Principality of Liechtenstein.

Height

31.6 m

Diameter

1.82 m

Liftoff Mass

54.0 t

Liftoff Thrust

736.0 kN

Mass to LEO

1030.0 kg

Reusable

No

Launch Success

0

Firefly Alpha (Firefly α) is a two-stage orbital expendable launch vehicle developed by the American aerospace company Firefly Aerospace to cover the commercial small satellite launch market. Alpha is intended to provide launch options for both full vehicle and ride share customers. The Block 2 version features increased length and structural strength for both stages, optimized propellant tanks and consolidated in-house batteries and avionics.

Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

SLC-2W was originally used for Delta, Thor-Agena and Delta II launches. After the last Delta II flight in 2018, SLC-2W was repurposed to launch Firefly Alpha rockets.