Author Topic: Firefly Alpha FLTA00x : Elytra Mission 1 : SLC-2 VSFB : NET May 2025 (Read 12441 times)

gongora · « **Reply #20 on:** 12/11/2024 11:54 pm »

1226-EX-CN-2024

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The overall goal of the AEPEX mission, ...
The satellite will be launched as a secondary payload aboard Firefly Elytra-1, from Vandenberg AFB no earlier than May 1, 2025

StraumliBlight · « **Reply #21 on:** 03/12/2025 12:02 am »

This presentation confirms launch date is still NET May. [Feb 21]

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R5-S3 and R5-S5
• Launch: Firefly Alpha (FR-1)
• Launch Date: NET May 2025
• Mission: months- navigate relative to upper stage, operate payloads, downlink data

Small Spacecraft Technology Launch Schedule [Dec 12]

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R5 (S3/S5): Launch is anticipated NET May 2025

GewoonLukas_ · « **Reply #22 on:** 04/08/2025 08:21 am »

Firefly is no longer mentioning a launch on Alpha on the mission page, which could be an indication that it might have switched to another launch vehicle: https://fireflyspace.com/missions/elytra-mission-1/

Skyrocket · « **Reply #23 on:** 04/08/2025 08:33 am »

Quote from: GewoonLukas_ on 04/08/2025 08:21 am

Firefly is no longer mentioning a launch on Alpha on the mission page, which could be an indication that it might have switched to another launch vehicle: https://fireflyspace.com/missions/elytra-mission-1/

But the general Elytra page states "Available to launch on Alpha and MLV". So it does not seem to be launcher agnostic. And as MLV is not flying yet, I still think it is on Alpha.

https://fireflyspace.com/elytra/

zubenelgenubi · « **Reply #24 on:** 04/15/2025 07:37 pm »

Wondering:
Could this launch be FLTA008, with three Firefly launches in two to three months (April-May or June)?

Currently, NextSpaceflight has launch NET May.