Firefly Aerospace Firefly Alpha FLTA005 (Noise of Summer)
Firefly Alpha
Status
Success
Date
4 JUL 2024
04:04
Mission Overview
Fifth flight of the Firefly Alpha small sat launcher, carrying eight cubesats for NASA's ELaNa 43 (Educational Launch of a Nanosatellite) mission.
Rocket
Firefly Alpha
Mission Type
Technology
Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Stages
2
Livestream
Rocket Details
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.
Height
29.6 m
Diameter
1.82 m
Launch Mass
54 T
Thrust
736 kN