A small-satellite launch vehicle developed by Firefly Aerospace to serve the dedicated small-payload market, using carbon-composite structures and a common upper stage shared with the company's larger designs. Its first flight failed shortly after launch, but later flights have reached orbit successfully.
Facts
Vehicle ClassLight-lift expendable launch vehicle 1 Manufacturer First Flight DateDate of its first, unsuccessful flight; later flights reached orbit. StatusOperational, flying periodic small-satellite missions. 1 Classification
Vehicle ClassSmall-Satellite Launch Vehicle 1 Status
Status (category) Connections
Has Vehicle Class
Entity-backed identity for the vehicle-class enum value this launch vehicle already carries, resolved to a space concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The vehicle-class fact itself stays on the launch vehicle unchanged.
Operated By
Firefly Alpha is Firefly Aerospace's small-satellite launch vehicle.
Source Encyclopedia Astronautica
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Manufactured By
Also in Business Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.
Sources
1. Encyclopedia Astronautica
firefly-alpha, entity description, vehicle kind (small-satellite)
A small-satellite launch vehicle developed by Firefly Aerospace to serve the dedicated small-payload market, using carbon-composite structures and a common upper stage shared with the company's larger designs.
- Operated By: Firefly Aerospace, Encyclopedia Astronautica: Firefly Alpha entry
2. Firefly Alpha (Wikipedia)
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In Group: Commercial American Launch Vehicles, Lead sentence
Firefly Alpha (Firefly α) is a two-stage orbital expendable small lift launch vehicle developed by the American company Firefly Aerospace to compete in the commercial small satellite launch market.
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