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Firefly AerospaceLaunch FailureTest FlightFirefly Alpha · Maiden Flight
Launched 2021-09-03 01:59 UTCSpace Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
The launch vehicle was destroyed after reaching Max-Q, exact reason unknown yet.
From Launch Library 2 · updated
Launch failure
Target: Low Earth Orbit
Firefly Alpha lifted off with FLTA001 (Maiden Flight), but the launch failed.
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Waiting on the Cause
No cause has been given yet. What Firefly Aerospace finds will be added here, and to the updates below.
First flight of the new Firefly Alpha small sat launcher developed by Firefly Aerospace. It will carry Firefly’s DREAM (Dedicated Research & Education Accelerator Mission), which includes various payloads like cubesats, personal items, pictures, DNA samples and more to inspire young people to pursue STEM education.
Launch Provider
Commercial · United States of America · Founded 2014 · CEO Peter Schumacher
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.
Launches
7
Successful
4
57%
Upcoming
7
scheduled
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The launch vehicle was destroyed after reaching Max-Q, exact reason unknown yet.
SwGustav
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Weather 100%
Nosu
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Launch window announced via EDA.
Nosu
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Launch is NET Sep 2.
spacevogel
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Launch is NET mid-June.
Cosmic_Penguin
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NET March 14th
SwGustav
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Launch is NET January 2021
spacevogel
Height
29.6m
Diameter
1.8m
To low Earth orbit
1,000kg
Liftoff thrust
736kN
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