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Friday December 22 2023, 17:32:30 UTC
StatusPartial Failure
VehicleFirefly Alpha
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 2W
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Mission
Firefly’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.
Quick facts
VehicleFirefly Alpha
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 2W
SiteVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
WindowFriday December 22 2023, 17:18:00 UTC→Friday December 22 2023, 17:48:00 UTC
Vehicle
FamilyFirefly Alpha