Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha upper stage experienced a software glitch that prevented it from completing a second burn during the 2023-12-22 Fly the Lightning mission.
Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha FLTA004 Fly the Lightning mission is scheduled to launch no earlier than 2023-12-20 with backup dates through 2023-12-22 and a daily 20-minute launch window opening at 9:18 am PST.
Fly the Lightning will further demonstrate responsive space capabilities by tracking and improving the total working hours required from payload receival to launch readiness compared to Alpha FLTA003 VICTUS NOX.
Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha FLTA004 Fly the Lightning mission is prepared to launch no earlier than 2023-12-20 with backup dates through 2023-12-22, depending on local weather.
Fly the Lightning will launch from Firefly’s SLC-2 complex at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
Fly the Lightning will launch from Firefly’s SLC-2 complex at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
Fly the Lightning will launch from Firefly’s SLC-2 complex at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
The Fly the Lightning mission will deploy an Electronically Steered Antenna payload developed by Lockheed Martin.
Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha FLTA004 Fly the Lightning mission was prepared to launch no earlier than 2023-12-20 with backup dates through 2023-12-22.