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ToTheBlackFLTA002 (To The Black)
Test Flight
Firefly Aerospace(FA)CommercialFirefly Alpha
LEOorbit
Second test flight of the Firefly Alpha small sat launcher developed by Firefly Aerospace.
Saturday, October 1, 2022 at 7:01 AM
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Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#6,308
FA Mission
#2
Pad Launch
#94
Location Launch
#704
Designator
2022-122
Weather GO
100%
Launch Window
NET
Oct 1, 2022, 7:01 AM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Firefly Alpha Specs
Firefly Alpha (Firefly α) is a two-stage orbital expendable launch vehicle developed by the American aerospace company Firefly Aerospace to cover the commercial small satellite launch market. Alpha is intended to provide launch options for both full vehicle and ride share customers.
Length
29.6 m
Diameter
1.82 m
Launch Mass
54 t
Thrust
736 kN
LEO Capacity
1,000 kg
SSO Capacity
630 kg
Launch Cost
$15M
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
2021
Fastest Turnaround
3mo 8d
Total Launches
7
Successful
4
Failed
3
Consecutive Success
1
Maiden flight: Sep 3, 2021
Social Flight Log
- Oct 1, 2022, 8:35 AM
Launch success confirmed
Source - Oct 1, 2022, 7:01 AM
Liftoff
Source - Oct 1, 2022, 12:14 AM
Setting GO
Source - Sep 30, 2022, 8:13 AM
Scrubbed for the day
Source - Sep 30, 2022, 7:52 AM
Abort
Source - Sep 30, 2022, 7:27 AM
Countdown resumed for a new attempt at 07:52 UTC
Source - Sep 30, 2022, 7:05 AM
Abort during countdown, awaiting potential recycle during the launch window
Source - Sep 30, 2022, 5:19 AM
Webcast live
Source - Sep 30, 2022, 2:37 AM
Adjusting T-0
Source - Sep 19, 2022, 10:28 PM
Targeting September 30th at 07:01 UTC with a 2 hour launch window.
Source - Sep 16, 2022, 8:33 PM
NET September 29th
Source - Sep 14, 2022, 11:11 PM
Updated launch window
Source - Sep 14, 2022, 5:54 PM
New launch window for Sep. 19 attempt
Source - Sep 12, 2022, 9:04 PM
Scrub due to weather, next window NET September 19th
Source - Sep 12, 2022, 8:51 PM
Coverage live
Source - Sep 12, 2022, 12:11 AM
Scrub, 24 hour recycle
Source - Sep 11, 2022, 11:55 PM
Updating T-0
Source - Sep 11, 2022, 11:08 PM
New T-0 of 01:59 UTC
Source - Sep 11, 2022, 10:26 PM
Hold released. New T-0 23:20 UTC
Source - Sep 11, 2022, 9:59 PM
Abort
- Sep 11, 2022, 9:18 PM
Coverage live
Source - Sep 2, 2022, 3:05 PM
Updating launch window
Source - Aug 22, 2022, 2:12 PM
Adjusting T-0, setting GO
Source - Aug 9, 2022, 2:58 PM
NET September 11
Source - Jul 18, 2022, 9:17 AM
NET Late August
Source - May 26, 2022, 3:44 PM
NET July 17
Source - Mar 22, 2022, 5:40 PM
Adding launch
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Firefly Aerospace
Firefly Aerospace is an American private aerospace firm based in Austin, Texas, that develops small and medium-sized launch vehicles for commercial launches to orbit.
Founded
2014
Administrator
CEO: Peter Schumacher
Total Launches
7
Successful
4
Failed
3
Pending
4
Consecutive Success
1
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Vandenberg Space Force Base is a United States Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County, California. Established in 1941, Vandenberg Space Force Base is a space launch base, launching spacecraft from the Western Range, and also performs missile testing. The United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 30 serves as the host delta for the base, equivalent to an Air Force air base wing. In addition to its military space launch mission, Vandenberg Space Force Base also hosts space launches for civil and commercial space entities, such as NASA and SpaceX.
Timezone
America/Los_Angeles
Local Launch Time
Oct 1, 2022, 12:01 AM
Total Launches
885
Total Landings
34
Coordinates
34.7513, -120.5202