Firefly AerospaceFirefly Alpha Block 2Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
ConnectedCosmos Launch 3
Launch window
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Image: Firefly Aerospace / Jack Beyer
Summary
ConnectedCosmos Launch 3 is expected to launch on a Firefly Aerospace Firefly Alpha Block 2 from Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA in Q1 2027. It is Firefly Aerospace's 12th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 7,543rd orbital launch attempt. It is planned as the 5th Firefly Alpha Block 2 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload is bound for Polar Orbit (PO).
- Watch
- No webcast announced yet.
- Vehicle
- Firefly Alpha Block 2 · Firefly Aerospace
- Booster
- No booster details available.
- Mission
- Communications · Polar Orbit (PO)
- Milestone
- Planned as the 5th Firefly Alpha Block 2 flight · 2nd this yearFirefly Aerospace's 12th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 7,543rd orbital launch attempt12th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
About this launch
Third of at least four missions carrying 6 satellites for Open Cosmos' secure LEO broadband constellation, designed to provide independent and resilient connectivity infrastructure for Europe and the world using high-priority Ka-band spectrum filings by the Principality of Liechtenstein.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Planned as the 104th launch from Space Launch Complex 2W, 2nd this year · 955th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
99 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
13 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Added launch.
Questions
When does ConnectedCosmos Launch 3 launch?
ConnectedCosmos Launch 3 is scheduled in Q1 2027.
Where can I watch ConnectedCosmos Launch 3 live?
No webcast has been announced yet.
What rocket is launching ConnectedCosmos Launch 3?
Firefly Alpha Block 2, flown by Firefly Aerospace. Firefly Alpha Block 2 spec sheet
Where is ConnectedCosmos Launch 3 launching from?
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit is ConnectedCosmos Launch 3 going to?
Polar Orbit (PO), a communications mission.