Firefly Alpha Block 2
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Firefly Alpha (Firefly α) is a two-stage orbital expendable launch vehicle developed by the American aerospace company Firefly Aerospace to cover the commercial small satellite launch market. Alpha is intended to provide launch options for both full vehicle and ride share customers. The Block 2 version features increased length and structural strength for both stages, optimized propellant tanks and consolidated in-house batteries and avionics.
Specifications
- Thrust
- 736 kN
- Height
- 31.6 m
- Diameter
- 1.82 m
- Launch mass
- 54 t
- Stages
- 2
- Launch cost
- $15M
- LEO capacity
- 1,030 kg
- GTO capacity
- —
- GEO capacity
- —
- SSO capacity
- 630 kg
Vehicle specifications from Launch Library; blanks are unpublished figures.
Flight record
Counted from padside's own launch record — the same basis as the Stats page.
Launches
Next: Firefly Alpha Block 2 | ConnectedCosmos Launch 1 — September 30, 2026
No completed launches on record yet.