DREAM (Demo Flight)
Launch Failure
Liftoff Time (GMT)
01:59:00
Friday September 3, 2021
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Launch Notes
The first flight of Firefly Alpha. One of the Reaver Engines on the first stage was shutdown 15 seconds into the flight due to an electrical issue. The vehicle continued for another two minutes until it passed Mach 1, where it flipped out of control and was destroyed by range safety.
Dedicated Research and Education Accelerator Mission (DREAM)
The DREAM payload is composed of 26 different CubeSats: - BSS1 - CRESST DREAM COMET - Firefly Capsule 1 - FossaSat-1B & 2 - GENESIS-L & N - Hiapo - Magneto - NPS-CENETIX-Orbital 1 - Qubik-1 & 2 - Spinnaker 3 - TIS Serenity (TISSCCE) - Others
Retrograde Low Earth Orbit
26 Payloads
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Stats
Alpha
1st
Mission
1st
Mission of 2021
2021
84th
Orbital launch attempt