Firefly Aerospace · Firefly Alpha

Firefly Alpha | Alpha | Elytra Dawn

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Liftoff (UTC)

2026-08-09 03:37 UTC

Liftoff (your time)

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Window closes

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Pad

SLC-2W

Location

🇺🇸 Vandenberg SFB, CA · USA

Mission type

Technology Demo

Target orbit

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Status

To Be Determined

Illustrative trajectory

Firefly's Alpha carries the company's Elytra orbital vehicle on a responsive-space demonstration.

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