MLV | Demo Flight

Status

Demo Flight

Launch Time
NET January, 2026

First test flight of Firefly's Medium Launch Vehicle, utilizing the same first stage used on Antares 330, a new Firefly-developed second stage with a single Miranda Vacuum engine, and a new payload fairing by Northrop Grumman.

Rocket

MLV

Image Credit: Firefly Aerospace

Firefly

Status: Planned

Liftoff Thrust: 7,161 kN

Payload to LEO: 16,000 kg

Stages: 2

Strap-ons: 0

Rocket Height: 58.0 m

Fairing Diameter: 5.2 m

Fairing Height: 15.0 m

Details

Location

LP-0A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

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