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FLTA006 (Message in a Booster)

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Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 01:37 PM UTC
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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Mission Overview

Sixth flight of the Firefly Alpha small satellite launcher, launching the demonstration mission for Lockheed Martin's 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.

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Vehicle
Firefly Alpha
Window
01:37 PM UTC – 02:29 PM UTC

Rocket

FI
Firefly Alpha
Firefly Aerospace

Launch Site

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Orbit

LEO·Low Earth Orbit

Launch Window

Opens01:37 PM UTC
Closes02:29 PM UTC

Launch Site Weather

18°CSunny
Wind8 km/h W
Humidity73%
Visibility16 km

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