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Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket failed on its first launch in September 2021 and reached orbit on its second launch a little more than a year later.
Rocket Lab successfully launched its 35th Electron rocket, deploying two multi-spectral Gen-2 satellites to low Earth orbit for BlackSky through launch services provider Spaceflight, Inc.
Millennium and Firefly Space Transport Services won contracts from U.S. Space Systems Command in 2022 to perform a Tactically Responsive Space mission.
Firefly Aerospace’s second Alpha test flight in October 2022 successfully reached orbit but deployed satellites into lower orbits than originally planned.
Firefly Aerospace won a $17,600,000 contract in September to launch a Millennium Space small satellite to low Earth orbit as part of the Space Force’s Tactically Responsive Space program.
Firefly Aerospace’s expendable Alpha small launcher made its first launch attempt in September 2021 but did not reach orbit due to a first-stage engine failure during ascent.
In 2022, Spaceflight completed the successful debut launches of its OTV for hosted payloads, Sherpa-AC, and Sherpa-LTC.
Spaceflight Inc. successfully launched the experimental Sherpa-AC OTV in 2022 for hosted payloads.
Spaceflight Inc. successfully launched the experimental Sherpa-LTC OTV in 2022, which features chemical propulsion.
Spaceflight successfully launched experimental OTVs Sherpa-AC for hosted payloads and Sherpa-LTC with chemical propulsion in 2022.
Spaceflight successfully launched two experimental Sherpa OTVs in 2022: Sherpa-AC for hosted payloads and Sherpa-LTC with chemical propulsion.
With the Transporter 6 mission, Spaceflight Inc. completed 10 missions in 2022.
Spaceflight Inc. conducted the debut launch of its experimental hosted-payload OTV Sherpa-AC in May 2022.
Spaceflight completed 10 missions in 2022, including the debut launches of Sherpa-AC in May 2022 and Sherpa-LTC in September 2022.
Firefly Aerospace achieved a successful orbital launch of its Alpha launch vehicle in the month prior to 2022-11-02.
Arianespace plans to deploy Spaceflight’s Sherpa orbital transfer vehicles from Vega rockets.
Firefly Aerospace performed its first successful orbital launch on 2022-10-01, just hours after the Space Force awarded a $17,600,000 contract for TacRS-3.
Firefly Aerospace performed its first successful orbital launch on 2022-10-01, just hours after the Space Force awarded a $17,600,000 contract for TacRS-3.
Firefly Aerospace completed its first successful orbital flight with Alpha Flight 2, which launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base on 2022-10-01.
Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha launch vehicle reached orbit for the first time on 2022-10-01.