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Firefly Alpha

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.

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Launches

since Sep 2021

Success rate

57.1%

4 of 7 successful

In a row

successful launches

Launches per Year

Full year2026 so far

Specifications

Height: 29.6 m
Diameter: 1.82 m
Liftoff mass: 54 t
Liftoff thrust: 736 kN
To low Earth orbit: 1,000 kg
Stages: 2
Listed launch price: $15 million
First flight: September 3, 2021
Manufacturer: Firefly Aerospace

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