Success
FLTA003 (VICTUS NOX)
Government/Top Secret
Firefly Aerospace(FA)CommercialFirefly Alpha
LEOorbit
Third flight of the Firefly Alpha small sat launcher, carrying a payload for the US Department of Defense.
Friday, September 15, 2023 at 2:28 AM
Replay
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#6,517
FA Mission
#3
Pad Launch
#95
Location Launch
#729
Designator
2023-142
Launch Window
NET
Sep 15, 2023, 2:28 AM
Precision
Minute
Schedule Changes
1 update
Lift Off
1:57 AM
Window Open
3:19 AM
Window Close
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
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
Sep 14, 2023, 7:28 PM
Total Launches
885
Total Landings
34
Coordinates
34.7513, -120.5202