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Firefly Alpha | FLTA003 (VICTUS NOX)

Victus Nox

Firefly Aerospace · Firefly Alpha · Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Firefly Aerospace's 3rd launch · 1st this year · humanity's 6,517th orbital launch attempt

T− --:--:--September 15, 2023 · 02:28 UTCAdd to calendar
Success

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: Sep 15, 01:57 – Sep 15, 03:19 UTC

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FLTA003 (VICTUS NOX)

Third flight of the Firefly Alpha small sat launcher, carrying a payload for the US Department of Defense.

Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Booster

No booster details available.

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Updates

  • Launch success with satellite deployed.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/15/2023 · source

  • Liftoff.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 9/15/2023 · source

  • Adding probable launch window

    Nosu · 9/14/2023 · source

  • NET May

    Cosmic_Penguin · 2/8/2023 · source

Pad — Space Launch Complex 2W

Local pad time: Sep 14, 7:28 PM PDT

99 launches from this pad · 899 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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