Rocket
Firefly Alpha
Firefly Aerospace · United States
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.
- Manufacturer
- Firefly Aerospace
- First flight
- September 3, 2021
- Launches
- 7
- Successful
- 4
- Failed
- 3
- Success rate
- 57.1%
- Height
- 29.6 m
- Diameter
- 1.82 m
- Liftoff mass
- 54 t
- Payload to low Earth orbit
- 1,000 kg
- Reusable
- no