Mission record
Firefly Alpha | FLTA001 (Maiden Flight)
Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
Firefly Aerospace
Provider type
Commercial
Orbit
LEO
Mission type
Test Flight
Launch site
United States of America
Date
Fri, 03 Sep 2021 01:59:00 GMT
Orbital launch #
#6122 ever
Go probability
100%
Failure
The launch vehicle was destroyed after reaching Max-Q, exact reason unknown yet.
Mission
First flight of the new Firefly Alpha small sat launcher developed by Firefly Aerospace. It will carry Firefly’s DREAM (Dedicated Research & Education Accelerator Mission), which includes various payloads like cubesats, personal items, pictures, DNA samples and more to inspire young people to pursue STEM education.