Firefly Alpha Launch Schedule
Stay up-to-date on upcoming Firefly Alpha rocket launches with our live schedule. You can browse all 4 planned Firefly Alpha missions on our website, and you can live stream any Firefly Alpha rocket launch happening today.
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
FLTA006 (Lockheed Martin Demo 1)
Mission Type
Technology
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
First of up to 25 launches of Low Earth Orbit technology demonstration satellites to be built and operated by Lockheed Martin. Launch operation will also again demonstrate responsive space pre-launch operation capabilities.
Last Update: NET Q1 2025.
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Upcoming Firefly Alpha Launches
TBD
Jun 2025
Demonstration mission for Lockheed Martin new LM400 satellite bus, which will carry a communications payload. The satellite bus is customizable to support different missions, including remote sensing, communications, imagery and radar Earth observations. It can also support different kinds of orbits and launch configurations.
Updated: Nov 26, 7:30am UTC
TBD
2025
True Anomaly’s Jackal Autonomous Orbital Vehicle (AOV) will support U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s VICTUS HAZE Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) mission with operations in orbit proximity with another spacecraft built by Rocket Lab National Security. The spacecraft, once completed, will remain on call until the U.S. Space Force provides the notice to launch. The Firefly team will then have 24 hours to transport the payload fairing to the pad, mate the fairing to the Alpha rocket, fuel the rocket, and launch within the first available window.
Updated: Oct 21, 9:00am UTC
TBD
Feb 2026
QuickSounder is the first satellite mission of the Near Earth Orbit Network (NEON) program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which aims to replace the current Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) series of polar orbit weather satellites. This pathfinder mission will demonstrate NOAA's ability to launch a small satellite within 3 years, flying a refurbished Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS) instrument to polar orbit.
Updated: Oct 3, 1:00am UTC