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Firefly Alpha | FLTA004 (Fly the Lightning)
Firefly Alpha
Dec 22, 5:32 PM UTC
Dec 22, 5:32 PM UTC
Mission Elapsed Time
T-00:00:00
Mission Details
Firefly’s Alpha rocket will launch Lockheed Martin’s new wideband Electronically Steerable Antenna (ESA) technology integrated on a Terran Orbital Nebula satellite bus. Developed within Lockheed Martin Space’s Ignite organization using a proprietary design, the ESA payload will demonstrate faster on-orbit sensor calibration to deliver rapid capabilities to U.S. warfighters.
- Type
- Technology
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Launch Site
- Pad
- Space Launch Complex 2W
- Location
- Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Country
- 🇺🇸 USA