Firefly Aerospace Firefly Alpha FLTA006 (Message in a Booster)
Firefly Alpha
Status
Failure
Date
29 APR 2025
13:37
Mission Overview
Sixth flight of the Firefly Alpha small satellite launcher, launching the demonstration mission for Lockheed Martin's new LM400 satellite bus, which will carry a communications payload. The satellite bus is customizable to support different missions, including remote sensing, communications, imagery and radar Earth observations. It can also support different kinds of orbits and launch configurations.
Rocket
Firefly Alpha
Mission Type
Technology
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Stages
2
Livestream
Rocket Details
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.
Height
29.6 m
Diameter
1.82 m
Launch Mass
54 T
Thrust
736 kN