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As Firefly’s second reactive area operation, Fly the Lightning will put in-orbit functions more temporarily into the hands of U. S. warfighters.
VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. , Dec. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Firefly Aeroarea, an end-to-end space transportation company, announced today that its Alpha FLTA004 Fly the Lightning project is set to launch no earlier than Dec. 20 with backup dates through Dec. 22, depending on local weather. The daily 20-minute release window will open at 9:18 a. m. m. PST.
The Fly the Lightning project will deploy a directional electronic antenna (ESA) payload developed by Lockheed Martin to demonstrate the immediate delivery of in-orbit functions to U. S. warfighters. As a secondary objective, the project team will further demonstrate its response area functions through follow-up. and the total number of man-hours required from payload reception to release preparation compared to Alpha FLTA003, the record-breaking VICTUS NOX project.
“Following the successful launch of Alpha for the U. S. Sspeed Force, we have been working on the launch of Alpha for the U. S. Sspeed Force. “In the U. S. , the Firefly team will continue to push barriers and set new standards in the industry, operating at an immediate speed for Alpha FLTA004 and long-term projects in reaction to the needs of our consumers. needs,” said Bill Weber, CEO of Firefly Aerosspeed. This equipment is the class of our VICTUS NOX project to fundamentally replace the speed with which government and advertising consumers can process their payloads and release assets at speed. “
During final release operations, the team will carry the payload to the release pad and dock it to Firefly’s Alpha rocket reaction operations similar to those of VICTUS NOX. The release is observed through members of the U. S. Space Force’s tactically sensitive area team. We use the U. S. Department of Homeland Security to inform long-term missions and needs for repeatable on-demand launch functions.
“Through the VICTUS NOX demonstration, the Space Force has demonstrated that the United States can temporarily respond to national security threats in space in an unprecedented period of time,” said Lt. Col. Justin Beltz, chief of materiel and head of the Space Force. Small Launches and Targets Division. U. S. Space Force. ” Now our goal is to transform the tactically reactive area from a revolutionary capability to a repeatable one. By partnering with Firefly to practice Alpha FLT004, we can continue to create synergy with the advertising industry and more accurately outline training, infrastructure, and operational needs for long-term repeatability.
Fly the Lightning will launch from Firefly’s SLC-2 complex at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Firefly’s new payload processing facility at launch allows the team to temporarily power and integrate payloads into a cleanroom environment. The company’s Alpha rocket is shown, lifting more than 1,000kg in low-Earth orbit, extra enabling direct deliveries on demand, when and where consumers want to fly.
“What we’re most excited about is that this mission features several firsts – a new payload, built rapidly in a new way, with Firefly as a new launch partner,” said Bob Behnken, director of Technology Acceleration for Lockheed Martin’s Ignite organization. “This also marks the first of our self-funded technology demonstrations through Lockheed Martin’s Ignite organization, created to accelerate development projects like this, push limits and expand capabilities for customers.”
Lockheed Martin’s ESA demonstrator payload, integrated on a Terran Orbital Nebula small satellite bus, was developed by the company’s Ignite organization, which was stood up to focus on exploratory research and development, accelerate the pace of technology development, and introduce new product innovations.
For more highlights about the Alpha FLTA004 Fly the Lightning project and live streaming, https://fireflyspace. com/projects/fly-the-lightning/.
About Firefly AerospaceFirefly Aerospace is an end-to-end space transportation company with launch, lunar, and on-orbit services. Headquartered in central Texas, Firefly is a portfolio company of AE Industrial Partners (“AEI”) focused on delivering responsive, reliable, and affordable space access for government and commercial customers. Firefly’s small- to medium-lift launch vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital vehicles provide the space industry with a single source for missions from low Earth orbit to the surface of the Moon and beyond. For more information, visit www.fireflyspace.com.
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