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Dedicated Mission

FLTA006 / ‘Message-in-a-Booster’

Failure


Launch operator

FireFly Aerospace

Launch date

29 April 2025

Launcher

Firefly Alpha

Spacecraft onboard

1

Launch Location

SLC-2W, Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB), California, USA

Intended orbit

LEO

Spacecraft integrators

FireFly Aerospace

Dedicated Mission

FLTA006 / ‘Message-in-a-Booster’

Failure


SpacecraftOrbitCustomerCountryPurpose
LM-400 Tech Demo SatelliteLEOMicroSat > 500kgsLockheed MartinUSATechnology

Dedicated Mission

FLTA006 / ‘Message-in-a-Booster’

Failure


LM-400 encapsulated at Firefly Aerospace

Alpha rocket launch

Lockheed Martin ESA Payload Demonstrator

Dedicated Mission

FLTA006 / ‘Message-in-a-Booster’

Failure