Family-level launch record combining canonical variants, historical missions, public cadence forecasts, and available payload performance specs.
Historical missions are grouped by actual launch year. Forecast cadence uses family-level launch-rate rows.
| Year | Historical missions | Forecast launches |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 4 |
| 2027 | 0 | 4 |
| 2028 | 0 | 4 |
| 2029 | 0 | 4 |
| 2030 | 0 | 4 |
| 2031 | 0 | 4 |
| 2032 | 0 | 4 |
| 2033 | 0 | 4 |
| 2034 | 0 | 4 |
| 2035 | 0 | 4 |
| 2036 | 0 | 4 |
| 2037 | 0 | 4 |
| 2038 | 0 | 4 |
| 2039 | 0 | 4 |
| 2040 | 0 | 4 |
| 2041 | 0 | 4 |
1 launch location represented.
Payload capacity by variant and target orbit when structured capacity rows are available.
| Variant | Orbit | Capacity | Altitude | Inclination | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eclipse | LEO | 16,300 kg | 200 km | Unknown | Firefly Eclipse |
Eclipse | GTO | 3,200 kg | Unknown | Unknown | Firefly Eclipse |
Latest launched missions using variants in this family.
| Mission | Variant | Launch |
|---|---|---|
No recent missionsNo launched missions are linked to variants in this family. | ||
Upcoming mission rows with announced launch timing.
| Mission | Variant | Announced |
|---|---|---|
No forecasted missionsNo upcoming announced mission rows are linked to this vehicle family. | ||
Canonical variants rolled up into this launch vehicle family.
| Variant | Stages | Missions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Eclipse | Not stated | 0 | Development |
| Year | Location | Launches | Confidence | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wallops Flight Facility / MARS | Pad 0A | 4 | 20% | Development vehicle default for Firefly/Northrop medium-launch path; conservative until operator cadence is public. Site mapping: Firefly/Northrop medium launc... |
| 2027 | Wallops Flight Facility / MARS | Pad 0A | 4 | 20% | Development vehicle default for Firefly/Northrop medium-launch path; conservative until operator cadence is public. Site mapping: Firefly/Northrop medium launc... |
| 2028 | Wallops Flight Facility / MARS | Pad 0A | 4 | 20% | Development vehicle default for Firefly/Northrop medium-launch path; conservative until operator cadence is public. Site mapping: Firefly/Northrop medium launc... |
| 2029 | Wallops Flight Facility / MARS | Pad 0A | 4 | 20% | Development vehicle default for Firefly/Northrop medium-launch path; conservative until operator cadence is public. Site mapping: Firefly/Northrop medium launc... |
| 2030 | Wallops Flight Facility / MARS | Pad 0A | 4 | 20% | Development vehicle default for Firefly/Northrop medium-launch path; conservative until operator cadence is public. Site mapping: Firefly/Northrop medium launc... |
| 2031 | Wallops Flight Facility / MARS | Pad 0A | 4 | 20% | Development vehicle default for Firefly/Northrop medium-launch path; conservative until operator cadence is public. Site mapping: Firefly/Northrop medium launc... |
| 2032 | Wallops Flight Facility / MARS | Pad 0A | 4 | 20% | Development vehicle default for Firefly/Northrop medium-launch path; conservative until operator cadence is public. Site mapping: Firefly/Northrop medium launc... |
| 2033 | Wallops Flight Facility / MARS | Pad 0A | 4 | 20% | Development vehicle default for Firefly/Northrop medium-launch path; conservative until operator cadence is public. Site mapping: Firefly/Northrop medium launc... |
| 2034 | Wallops Flight Facility / MARS | Pad 0A | 4 | 20% | Development vehicle default for Firefly/Northrop medium-launch path; conservative until operator cadence is public. Site mapping: Firefly/Northrop medium launc... |
| 2035 | Wallops Flight Facility / MARS | Pad 0A | 4 | 20% | Development vehicle default for Firefly/Northrop medium-launch path; conservative until operator cadence is public. Site mapping: Firefly/Northrop medium launc... |
| 2036 | Wallops Flight Facility / MARS | Pad 0A | 4 | 20% | Development vehicle default for Firefly/Northrop medium-launch path; conservative until operator cadence is public. Site mapping: Firefly/Northrop medium launc... |
| 2037 | Wallops Flight Facility / MARS | Pad 0A | 4 | 20% | Development vehicle default for Firefly/Northrop medium-launch path; conservative until operator cadence is public. Site mapping: Firefly/Northrop medium launc... |
| 2038 | Wallops Flight Facility / MARS | Pad 0A | 4 | 20% | Development vehicle default for Firefly/Northrop medium-launch path; conservative until operator cadence is public. Site mapping: Firefly/Northrop medium launc... |
| 2039 | Wallops Flight Facility / MARS | Pad 0A | 4 | 20% | Development vehicle default for Firefly/Northrop medium-launch path; conservative until operator cadence is public. Site mapping: Firefly/Northrop medium launc... |
| 2040 | Wallops Flight Facility / MARS | Pad 0A | 4 | 20% | Development vehicle default for Firefly/Northrop medium-launch path; conservative until operator cadence is public. Site mapping: Firefly/Northrop medium launc... |
| 2041 | Wallops Flight Facility / MARS | Pad 0A | 4 | 20% | Development vehicle default for Firefly/Northrop medium-launch path; conservative until operator cadence is public. Site mapping: Firefly/Northrop medium launc... |
Development vehicle default for Firefly/Northrop medium-launch path; conservative until operator cadence is public. Site mapping: Firefly/Northrop medium launch path uses MARS Pad...
Development vehicle default for Firefly/Northrop medium-launch path; conservative until operator cadence is public. Site mapping: Firefly/Northrop medium launch path uses MARS Pad...
Development vehicle default for Firefly/Northrop medium-launch path; conservative until operator cadence is public. Site mapping: Firefly/Northrop medium launch path uses MARS Pad...
Development vehicle default for Firefly/Northrop medium-launch path; conservative until operator cadence is public. Site mapping: Firefly/Northrop medium launch path uses MARS Pad...
Development vehicle default for Firefly/Northrop medium-launch path; conservative until operator cadence is public. Site mapping: Firefly/Northrop medium launch path uses MARS Pad...
Development vehicle default for Firefly/Northrop medium-launch path; conservative until operator cadence is public. Site mapping: Firefly/Northrop medium launch path uses MARS Pad...
Development vehicle default for Firefly/Northrop medium-launch path; conservative until operator cadence is public. Site mapping: Firefly/Northrop medium launch path uses MARS Pad...
Development vehicle default for Firefly/Northrop medium-launch path; conservative until operator cadence is public. Site mapping: Firefly/Northrop medium launch path uses MARS Pad...
Development vehicle default for Firefly/Northrop medium-launch path; conservative until operator cadence is public. Site mapping: Firefly/Northrop medium launch path uses MARS Pad...
Development vehicle default for Firefly/Northrop medium-launch path; conservative until operator cadence is public. Site mapping: Firefly/Northrop medium launch path uses MARS Pad...
Development vehicle default for Firefly/Northrop medium-launch path; conservative until operator cadence is public. Site mapping: Firefly/Northrop medium launch path uses MARS Pad...
Development vehicle default for Firefly/Northrop medium-launch path; conservative until operator cadence is public. Site mapping: Firefly/Northrop medium launch path uses MARS Pad...
| TLI |
| 2,300 kg |
| Unknown |
| Unknown |
| Firefly Eclipse |
Proba-3’s ASPIICS instrument uses filter wheels that will be used to observe the 8 April 2024 solar eclipse over North America.
The 2024-04-08 total solar eclipse will provide opportunities to study solar flares and coronal mass ejections to improve space weather forecasts.
Sounding rockets launched from Wallops Island, Virginia will eject magnetometers, accelerometers, and other instruments to monitor the ionosphere during the 2024-04-08 eclipse campaign.
NASA will gather data on the sun’s corona during the 2024-04-08 total solar eclipse using instruments mounted on satellites, aircraft, and sounding rockets.
Explorer 1 Fund and Eclipse led the investments in Ursa Major’s Series D and D-1 funding rounds.
Investors in Ursa Major’s Series D and D-1 funding rounds include Explorer 1 Fund and Eclipse, RTX Ventures, funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, Exor Ventures, Mack & Co., XN, and other institutional shareholders.
True Anomaly’s recent Series A round totaled $17,000,000 and was led by Eclipse in partnership with Riot Ventures, Champion Hill Ventures, Space.VC, and Narya.
The $17,000,000 Series A was led by Eclipse in partnership with Riot Ventures, Champion Hill Ventures, Space.VC, and Narya.
True Anomaly’s Series A round included $17,000,000 led by Eclipse in partnership with Riot Ventures, Champion Hill Ventures, Space.VC, and Narya.
The STP-H9-ECLIPSE flight hardware was delivered to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in March 2022.
2022-11-20 and 2022-11-21 are unavailable for Artemis 1 launches because of Orion performance constraints that could place the solar-powered spacecraft into an extended eclipse.
Native Office365 applications such as Teams and SharePoint will experience improved performance onboard Head of State aircraft using OneWeb services delivered by Eclipse.
RapidDeploy’s Eclipse analytics platform provides law enforcement leadership the ability to analyze key data elements such as locations of 9-1-1 calls, call transfers, and misrouted call trends.
The collaboration between TomTom and what3words improves navigation capabilities for Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross drivers.
TomTom's full stack of navigation components has been chosen by Mitsubishi Motors to power the new Eclipse Cross’ infotainment system.
DirecTV determined that the risk of a catastrophic battery failure makes it urgent that Spaceway-1 be fully de-orbited and decommissioned prior to the 2020-02-25 start of eclipse season.
Longjiang-2 returned an image of the total solar eclipse over the Pacific using a small 'Inory Eye' camera earlier 2019-07.
ViaSat provided two-way communications between the NASA WB-57 aircraft and ground controllers during the 2017-08-21 eclipse mission.
ViaSat supplied NASA and its partners with airborne satellite broadband communications for research purposes during the 2017-08-21 Great American solar eclipse.
The ViaSat data link was instrumental in acquiring rare infrared observations of Mercury used to attempt the first thermal images of Mercury’s night-side surface during the eclipse window.