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Alpha

Alpha is a two-stage expendable vehicle developed by Firefly Aerospace to service the commercial small satellite launch market, as well as rapid response missions for national security payloads. It is primarily targeted towards dedicated missions but offers rideshare options as well.

Alpha's first stage is powered by four Reaver engines burning kerolox in a tap-off cycle. The second stage has a single Lightning engine utilizing the same fuel and cycle type.

Missions: 5
Successes: 2
Partial Failures: 2
Failures: 1
Success Streak: 1
Success Rate: 60.0%
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Configurations

Alpha
Image Credit: Firefly Aerospace
Firefly
Status: Active
Price: $15.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 801 kN
Payload to LEO: 1,030 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 29.48 m
Fairing Diameter: 2.2 m
Fairing Height: 5.0 m

Launch Sites

LP-0A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
LC-3C, Esrange Space Center, Kiruna, Sweden
SLC-20, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
SLC-2W, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

Launches

Firefly
Alpha | Noise of Summer
Thu Jul 04, 2024 04:04 UTC
SLC-2W, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
Firefly
Alpha | Fly the Lightning
Fri Dec 22, 2023 17:32 UTC
SLC-2W, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
Firefly
Alpha | VICTUS NOX (TacRS-3)
Fri Sep 15, 2023 02:28 UTC
SLC-2W, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
Firefly
Alpha | To The Black
Sat Oct 01, 2022 07:01 UTC
SLC-2W, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
Firefly
Alpha | DREAM (Demo Flight)
Fri Sep 03, 2021 01:59 UTC
SLC-2W, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA