Firefly Aerospace
FLTA004 (Fly the Lightning)
Firefly Alpha
PARTIAL FAILURE
Partial Failure
Friday, December 22, 2023 · 17:32 UTC
Mission
/01Firefly’s Alpha rocket will launch Lockheed Martin’s new wideband Electronically Steerable Antenna (ESA) technology integrated on a Terran Orbital Nebula satellite bus. Developed within Lockheed Martin Space’s Ignite organization using a proprietary design, the ESA payload will demonstrate faster on-orbit sensor calibration to deliver rapid capabilities to U.S. warfighters.
Mission Type
Technology
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Probability
60%
Status
Launch was a Partial Failure
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Firefly Alpha
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 2W
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
34.756° N, 120.622° W
96
Pad Launches
738
Location Launches
4
Agency Launches
211
Orbital This Year