Alpha FLTA005, a mission called Noise of Summer, supports Firefly’s Venture-Class Launch Services Demo 2 contract with NASA that serves to validate the capabilities of launch vehicles that support a new launch class and provide more access to space for small satellites and spacecraft. Firefly will conduct Alpha FLTA005 as another responsive space operation, which includes transporting the payload fairing to the launch pad and mating it to Firefly’s Alpha rocket within hours of the scheduled liftoff, compared to weeks in a typical operation.
The Alpha FLTA005 Noise of Summer mission is prepared to launch no earlier than July 1, 2024. A 30 minute window begins at 9:00PM PST. Noise of Summer will launch from Firefly’s SLC-2 complex at the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
For more details on the Alpha FLTA005 Noise of Summer mission and live stream, visit fireflyspace.com/missions/noi...
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