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Firefly Aerospace • Firefly Alpha • Space Launch Complex 2W (CA)
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Third flight of the Firefly Alpha small sat launcher, carrying a payload for the US Department of Defense.
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Third flight of the Firefly Alpha small sat launcher, carrying a payload for the US Department of Defense.
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.
Firefly Aerospace is an American private aerospace firm based in Austin, Texas, that develops small and medium-sized launch vehicles for commercial launches to orbit.
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