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Vehicle family profile

Eclipse

Family-level launch record combining canonical variants, historical missions, public cadence forecasts, and available payload performance specs.

Firefly AerospaceDevelopment
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Variants
1
Canonical variants linked to this family.
Historical missions
0
Missions in the public mission table with actual launch dates.
Peak listed capacity
16,300 kg
Maximum payload capacity across listed variants and orbits.

Launch Cadence

Historical missions are grouped by actual launch year. Forecast cadence uses family-level launch-rate rows.

YearHistorical missionsForecast launches
202604
202704
202804
202904
203004
203104
203204
203304
203404
203504
203604
203704
203804
203904
204004
204104

Forecast Location Split

1 launch location represented.

Performance Specs

Payload capacity by variant and target orbit when structured capacity rows are available.

VariantOrbitCapacityAltitudeInclinationSource
Eclipse
LEO16,300 kg200 kmUnknownFirefly Eclipse
Eclipse
GTO3,200 kgUnknownUnknownFirefly Eclipse

Recent Missions

Latest launched missions using variants in this family.

MissionVariantLaunch

No recent missions

No launched missions are linked to variants in this family.

Forecasted Missions

Upcoming mission rows with announced launch timing.

MissionVariantAnnounced

No forecasted missions

No upcoming announced mission rows are linked to this vehicle family.

Variants

Canonical variants rolled up into this launch vehicle family.

VariantStagesMissionsStatus
Eclipse
Not stated0Development
YearLocationLaunchesConfidenceBasis
2026Wallops Flight Facility / MARS | Pad 0A420%Development vehicle default for Firefly/Northrop medium-launch path; conservative until operator cadence is public. Site mapping: Firefly/Northrop medium launc...
2027Wallops Flight Facility / MARS | Pad 0A420%Development vehicle default for Firefly/Northrop medium-launch path; conservative until operator cadence is public. Site mapping: Firefly/Northrop medium launc...
2028Wallops Flight Facility / MARS | Pad 0A420%Development vehicle default for Firefly/Northrop medium-launch path; conservative until operator cadence is public. Site mapping: Firefly/Northrop medium launc...
2029Wallops Flight Facility / MARS | Pad 0A420%Development vehicle default for Firefly/Northrop medium-launch path; conservative until operator cadence is public. Site mapping: Firefly/Northrop medium launc...
2030Wallops Flight Facility / MARS | Pad 0A420%Development vehicle default for Firefly/Northrop medium-launch path; conservative until operator cadence is public. Site mapping: Firefly/Northrop medium launc...
2031Wallops Flight Facility / MARS | Pad 0A420%Development vehicle default for Firefly/Northrop medium-launch path; conservative until operator cadence is public. Site mapping: Firefly/Northrop medium launc...
2032Wallops Flight Facility / MARS | Pad 0A420%Development vehicle default for Firefly/Northrop medium-launch path; conservative until operator cadence is public. Site mapping: Firefly/Northrop medium launc...
2033Wallops Flight Facility / MARS | Pad 0A420%Development vehicle default for Firefly/Northrop medium-launch path; conservative until operator cadence is public. Site mapping: Firefly/Northrop medium launc...
2034Wallops Flight Facility / MARS | Pad 0A420%Development vehicle default for Firefly/Northrop medium-launch path; conservative until operator cadence is public. Site mapping: Firefly/Northrop medium launc...
2035Wallops Flight Facility / MARS | Pad 0A420%Development vehicle default for Firefly/Northrop medium-launch path; conservative until operator cadence is public. Site mapping: Firefly/Northrop medium launc...
2036Wallops Flight Facility / MARS | Pad 0A420%Development vehicle default for Firefly/Northrop medium-launch path; conservative until operator cadence is public. Site mapping: Firefly/Northrop medium launc...
2037Wallops Flight Facility / MARS | Pad 0A420%Development vehicle default for Firefly/Northrop medium-launch path; conservative until operator cadence is public. Site mapping: Firefly/Northrop medium launc...
2038Wallops Flight Facility / MARS | Pad 0A420%Development vehicle default for Firefly/Northrop medium-launch path; conservative until operator cadence is public. Site mapping: Firefly/Northrop medium launc...
2039Wallops Flight Facility / MARS | Pad 0A420%Development vehicle default for Firefly/Northrop medium-launch path; conservative until operator cadence is public. Site mapping: Firefly/Northrop medium launc...
2040Wallops Flight Facility / MARS | Pad 0A420%Development vehicle default for Firefly/Northrop medium-launch path; conservative until operator cadence is public. Site mapping: Firefly/Northrop medium launc...
2041Wallops Flight Facility / MARS | Pad 0A420%Development vehicle default for Firefly/Northrop medium-launch path; conservative until operator cadence is public. Site mapping: Firefly/Northrop medium launc...
Wallops Flight Facility / MARS | Pad 0A
2026 · 20% confidence
4

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...

Wallops Flight Facility / MARS | Pad 0A
2027 · 20% confidence
4

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...

Wallops Flight Facility / MARS | Pad 0A
2028 · 20% confidence
4

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...

Wallops Flight Facility / MARS | Pad 0A
2029 · 20% confidence
4

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...

Wallops Flight Facility / MARS | Pad 0A
2030 · 20% confidence
4

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...

Wallops Flight Facility / MARS | Pad 0A
2031 · 20% confidence
4

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...

Wallops Flight Facility / MARS | Pad 0A
2032 · 20% confidence
4

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...

Wallops Flight Facility / MARS | Pad 0A
2033 · 20% confidence
4

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...

Wallops Flight Facility / MARS | Pad 0A
2034 · 20% confidence
4

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...

Wallops Flight Facility / MARS | Pad 0A
2035 · 20% confidence
4

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...

Wallops Flight Facility / MARS | Pad 0A
2036 · 20% confidence
4

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...

Wallops Flight Facility / MARS | Pad 0A
2037 · 20% confidence
4

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...

Eclipse
TLI
2,300 kg
Unknown
Unknown
Firefly Eclipse
Track
Mentions
121
All verified mentions of this launch vehicle family in source documents.
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Proba-3’s ASPIICS instrument uses filter wheels that will be used to observe the 8 April 2024 solar eclipse over North America.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.5Jan 3, 2024ESA's Proba-3 Dual Satellites to Pave the Way for Unprecedented Solar Observations
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The 2024-04-08 total solar eclipse will provide opportunities to study solar flares and coronal mass ejections to improve space weather forecasts.

GeneralValue 1.3Dec 11, 20232024 promises opportunities to study the solar corona

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.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Dec 11, 20232024 promises opportunities to study the solar corona

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.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Dec 11, 20232024 promises opportunities to study the solar corona

Explorer 1 Fund and Eclipse led the investments in Ursa Major’s Series D and D-1 funding rounds.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.0Dec 1, 2023Ursa Major Raises $138 Million for Launching Solid Rocket Motor Line

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.

FinancialRelationshipsValue 4.3Nov 30, 2023Ursa Major closes $138 million Series D and D-1 financings

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.

FinancialRelationshipsValue 4.5Apr 10, 2023True Anomaly emerges from stealth with $30Million financing to propel space security, stability, and sustainability

The $17,000,000 Series A was led by Eclipse in partnership with Riot Ventures, Champion Hill Ventures, Space.VC, and Narya.

FinancialRelationshipsValue 4.0Apr 6, 2023True Anomaly Emerges from Stealth to Revolutionize Space Security, Stability, and Sustainability

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.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.5Apr 6, 2023True Anomaly Emerges from Stealth to Revolutionize Space Security, Stability, and Sustainability

The STP-H9-ECLIPSE flight hardware was delivered to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in March 2022.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.2Mar 15, 2023Space Systems Command (SSC) collaborates with NASA to launch Space Test Program-H9 experiments to the ISS

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.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Oct 28, 2022Next Artemis 1 launch attempt on schedule for mid-November

Native Office365 applications such as Teams and SharePoint will experience improved performance onboard Head of State aircraft using OneWeb services delivered by Eclipse.

CapabilityGeneralValue 2.0Feb 24, 2022Forrester’s Digest: Blue Origin / Eclipse Global Connectivity + OneWeb / Intelsat /

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.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.5Jun 14, 2021Florida Region 1 counties select RapidDeploy for Next Generation 9-1-1 bundle

The collaboration between TomTom and what3words improves navigation capabilities for Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross drivers.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 2.5Dec 15, 2020Mitsubishi Motors launches restyled Eclipse Cross with TomTom connected navigation

TomTom's full stack of navigation components has been chosen by Mitsubishi Motors to power the new Eclipse Cross’ infotainment system.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Dec 15, 2020Mitsubishi Motors launches restyled Eclipse Cross with TomTom connected navigation

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.

PlanValue 4.0Jan 22, 2020DirecTV fears explosion risk from satellite with damaged battery

Longjiang-2 returned an image of the total solar eclipse over the Pacific using a small 'Inory Eye' camera earlier 2019-07.

CapabilityValue 4.0Jul 12, 2019China set to carry out controlled deorbiting of Tiangong-2 space lab

ViaSat provided two-way communications between the NASA WB-57 aircraft and ground controllers during the 2017-08-21 eclipse mission.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Aug 23, 2017ViaSat Successfully Live Streamed Solar Data for NASA During the August 21 Solar Eclipse

ViaSat supplied NASA and its partners with airborne satellite broadband communications for research purposes during the 2017-08-21 Great American solar eclipse.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.6Aug 23, 2017ViaSat Successfully Live Streamed Solar Data for NASA During the August 21 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.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Aug 23, 2017ViaSat Successfully Live Streamed Solar Data for NASA During the August 21 Solar Eclipse