Firefly AerospaceFirefly AlphaSpace Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Firefly Alpha | FLTA006 (Message in a Booster)

Name: Firefly Alpha | FLTA006 (Message in a Booster)
Start: 2025-04-29T13:37:00.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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April 29, 2025 · 13:37 UTCAdd to calendar

Launch FailureWeather 90% go

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Image: Firefly Aerospace / Jack Beyer

Firefly Aerospace's 6th launch · 1st this year · humanity's 6,942nd orbital launch attempt

Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.

Window: Apr 29, 13:37 – Apr 29, 14:29 UTC

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FLTA006 (Message in a Booster)

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.

Technology · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

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Alpha FLTA006 "Message In A Booster" — Firefly Aerospace

Flight timeline

T−2SIgnition
T−0Liftoff
T+56SSupersonic
T+1M6SMax-Q
T+2M33SMECO
T+2M37SStage 2 Separation
T+2M39SSES
T+2M58SFairing Separation
T+8M28SSECO
T+12M42SPayload Separation

Updates

Launch failure confirmed.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/29/2025 · source
Liftoff!
hitura-nobad · 4/29/2025 · source
Official Webcast by Firefly Aerospace has started
LL2 · 4/29/2025 · source
Confirmed rescheduling to April 29.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/29/2025 · source
Scrubbed for the day.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/28/2025 · source
Recycled for end of launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/28/2025 · source
Hold at T-4:44.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/28/2025 · source
Countdown resumed.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/28/2025 · source
Hold at T-8 minutes.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/28/2025 · source
Official Webcast by Firefly Aerospace has started
LL2 · 4/28/2025 · source

Pad — Space Launch Complex 2W

Local pad time: Apr 29, 6:37 AM PDT

99 launches from this pad · 910 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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