Credit: Firefly Aerospace / Jack Beyer
Firefly Alpha | FLTA006 (Message in a Booster)
To Be Determined
Launch Information
Launch Provider:
Firefly Aerospace
Launch Date:
April 30, 2025 00:00 UTC
Window Start:
2025-04-30T00:00:00Z
Window End:
2025-04-30T00:00:00Z
Rocket Details
Rocket:
Firefly Alpha
Configuration:
Launch Location
Launch Pad:
Space Launch Complex 2W
Location:
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA, United States of America
Mission Details
Mission Name:
FLTA006 (Message in a Booster)
Type:
Technology
Orbit:
Low Earth Orbit
Mission Description:
Sixth flight of the Firefly Alpha small satellite launcher, launching the demonstration mission for Lockheed Martin's new LM400 satellite bus, which will carry a communications payload. The satellite bus is customizable to support different missions, including remote sensing, communications, imagery and radar Earth observations. It can also support different kinds of orbits and launch configurations.