Taking a visit to @Firefly_Space manufacturing facilities in Texas today. One of our first stops is vehicle integration. This vehicle is preparing to support the NASA ELaNa 43 mission.Firefly plans to launch 4 times this year and then 6-8 times in 2025.
Congratulations to the CatSat team for a successful satellite integration at Vandenberg Space Force Base. Next step: orbit!May 6, 2024At dawn on April 24, 2024, a student-led team from the University of Arizona climbed into a vehicle headed 660 miles across state lines to Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. In their possession: a hand-built satellite the size of a cereal box. CatSat, a type of nanosatellite know as a CubeSat, is the first student-led satellite mission at UArizona. On Tuesday, the team integrated their satellite into the Firefly Alpha rocket that will launch it into orbit sometime in June.[...]
License granted: Firefly Aerospace, Inc.Dates: 07/01/2024-01/01/2025Purpose: Launch vehicle communication for Firefly Alpha mission VCLS-2.https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/STA_Print.cfm?mode=current??application_seq=134399
Get your sunglasses on for our FLTA005 "Noise of Summer" mission patch!Alpha is on the pad at @SLDelta30 and all 8 payloads are integrated in our processing facility. Stay tuned for more details on the upcoming @NASA VCLS Demo 2 mission, supporting the CubeSat Launch Initiative for students and educators across the country.https://fireflyspace.com/missions/noise-of-summer/ #NoiseOfSummer
Quote from: Firefly Aerospace tweetGet your sunglasses on for our FLTA005 "Noise of Summer" mission patch!Alpha is on the pad at @SLDelta30 and all 8 payloads are integrated in our processing facility. Stay tuned for more details on the upcoming @NASA VCLS Demo 2 mission, supporting the CubeSat Launch Initiative for students and educators across the country.https://fireflyspace.com/missions/noise-of-summer/ #NoiseOfSummer[Jun 12]
Get your sunglasses on for our FLTA005 "Noise of Summer" mission patch!Alpha is on the pad at @SLDelta30 and all 8 payloads are integrated in our processing facility. Stay tuned for more details on the upcoming @NASA VCLS Demo 2 mission, supporting the CubeSat Launch Initiative for students and educators across the country.https://fireflyspace.com/missions/noise-of-summer/ #NoiseOfSummer[Jun 12]
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Eight payloads, but nine satellites on the ELaNa list?
Quote from: zubenelgenubi on 06/18/2024 05:42 amEight payloads, but nine satellites on the ELaNa list?The list is from April and thus a bit out of date. Compared to the NASA ELaNa manifest below (updated on 17 June) it looks like OwlSat has been bumped.https://www.nasa.gov/upcoming-elana-cubesat-launches/
ELaNa 43[Eight] Ten CubeSats to launch on a demonstration mission:CatSat (6U) – University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz.KUbeSat-1 (3U) – University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kan.MESAT-1 (3U) – University of Maine, Orono, MaineR5-S2-2.0 (6U) – NASA’s Johnson Space Center, Houston, TexasR5-S4 (6U) – NASA’s Johnson Space Center, Houston, TexasSerenity (3U) – Teachers in Space, Nanuet, N.Y.SOC-I (2U) – University of Washington, Seattle, Wash.TechEdSat-11 (6U) – NASA’s Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.
This most recently removed payload is REAL.OwlSat was bumped in 2022.
Quote from: zubenelgenubi on 06/18/2024 09:27 amThis most recently removed payload is REAL.OwlSat was bumped in 2022.Reference?
Revision of ELaNa 43 payloads aboard Alpha 3rd flight, published December 1:Quote from: Salo on 12/04/2022 09:28 pmhttps://www.nasa.gov/content/upcoming-elana-cubesat-launchesQuoteELaNa 43Nine CubeSat missions scheduled to be deployed CatSat - University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz. KUbe-Sat-1 - University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kan. MESAT1 - University of Maine, Orono, Maine R5-S4 - NASA's Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas R5-S2-2.0 - NASA's Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas REAL - Dartmouth University, Hanover, N.H. SOC-i - University of Washington, Seattle, Wash. TechEdSat-11 - NASA Ames Research Center, Mountain View, Calif. Serenity - Teachers in Space, North America
https://www.nasa.gov/content/upcoming-elana-cubesat-launchesQuoteELaNa 43Nine CubeSat missions scheduled to be deployed CatSat - University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz. KUbe-Sat-1 - University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kan. MESAT1 - University of Maine, Orono, Maine R5-S4 - NASA's Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas R5-S2-2.0 - NASA's Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas REAL - Dartmouth University, Hanover, N.H. SOC-i - University of Washington, Seattle, Wash. TechEdSat-11 - NASA Ames Research Center, Mountain View, Calif. Serenity - Teachers in Space, North America
ELaNa 43Nine CubeSat missions scheduled to be deployed CatSat - University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz. KUbe-Sat-1 - University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kan. MESAT1 - University of Maine, Orono, Maine R5-S4 - NASA's Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas R5-S2-2.0 - NASA's Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas REAL - Dartmouth University, Hanover, N.H. SOC-i - University of Washington, Seattle, Wash. TechEdSat-11 - NASA Ames Research Center, Mountain View, Calif. Serenity - Teachers in Space, North America
Found it.
NASA’s ELaNa 43 Prepares for Firefly Aerospace LaunchJUN 21, 2024NASA is readying for the launch of several small satellites to space, built with the help of students, educators, and researchers from across the country, as part of the agency’s CubeSat Launch Initiative.The ELaNa 43 (Educational Launch of Nanosatellites 43) mission includes eight CubeSats flying on Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket for its “Noise of Summer” launch from Space Launch Complex-2 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. The 30-minute launch window will open at 9 p.m. PDT Wednesday, June 26 (12 a.m. EDT Thursday, June 27).[...]
Firefly will host the Alpha FLTA005 Noise of Summer livestream in collaboration with NASASpaceflight. The livestream will begin at T-30 minutes to liftoff.
"Firefly será el anfitrión de la transmisión en vivo Alpha FLTA005 Noise of Summer en colaboración con NASASpaceflight. La transmisión en vivo comenzará a las T-30 minutos antes del despegue" https://fireflyspace.com/missions/noise-of-summer/
PDF of online press kit.
Has there been any mention of the orbital parameters?
210933Z JUN 24NAVAREA XII 450/24(GEN).EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN. ALASKA.1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS: A. 260810Z TO 260912Z JUN IN AREA BOUND BY 21-16.00N 122-22.00W, 18-25.00N 118-33.00W, 05-04.00S 136-09.00W, 02-22.00S 139-54.00W B. 271530Z TO 271645Z JUN IN AREA BOUND BY 49-12.00N 132-49.00W, 47-00.00N 134-15.00W, 50-41.00N 170-48.00W, 52-03.00N 170-59.00W, 53-10.00N 166-40.00W2. CANCEL THIS MSG 271745Z JUN 24.//202327Z JUN 24NAVAREA XII 454/24(83).EASTERN PACIFIC.1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS 260810Z TO 260911Z JUN IN AREA BOUND BY 03-30.00N 134-45.00W, 03-30.00N 129-50.00W, 05-03.00S 136-10.00W, 02-47.00S 139-19.00W2. CANCEL THIS MSG 261011Z JUN 24.
