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Firefly AerospaceLaunch SuccessfulTest FlightFirefly Alpha · To The Black
Launched 2022-10-01 07:01 UTCSpace Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Success
Reached Low Earth Orbit
Worldwide
126th
orbital launch attempt in 2022
Firefly Aerospace
1st
launch this year
Space Launch Complex 2W
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
393 d 5 h
since the pad's previous launch
Second test flight of the Firefly Alpha small sat launcher developed by Firefly Aerospace.
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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Launch success confirmed
Nosu
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Liftoff
Nosu
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Setting GO
SwGustav
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Scrubbed for the day
Cosmic_Penguin
·
Abort
Nosu
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Countdown resumed for a new attempt at 07:52 UTC
Nosu
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Abort during countdown, awaiting potential recycle during the launch window
Nosu
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Webcast live
Cosmic_Penguin
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Adjusting T-0
Cosmic_Penguin
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Targeting September 30th at 07:01 UTC with a 2 hour launch window.
Jay
·
NET September 29th
SwGustav
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Updated launch window
Cosmic_Penguin
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New launch window for Sep. 19 attempt
Cosmic_Penguin
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Scrub due to weather, next window NET September 19th
SwGustav
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Coverage live
SwGustav
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Scrub, 24 hour recycle
SwGustav
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Updating T-0
SwGustav
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New T-0 of 01:59 UTC
Jay
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Hold released. New T-0 23:20 UTC
Jay
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Abort
Jay
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Coverage live
SwGustav
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Updating launch window
Cosmic_Penguin
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Adjusting T-0, setting GO
Jay
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NET September 11
Cosmic_Penguin
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NET Late August
Cosmic_Penguin
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NET July 17
Cosmic_Penguin
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Adding launch
Nosu
Height
29.6m
Diameter
1.8m
To low Earth orbit
1,000kg
Liftoff thrust
736kN
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