Payload LEO
1,030 kg
Payload SSO
630 kg
Assessment
Alpha is Firefly's LOX and RP-1 launch vehicle, which Firefly describes as the only operational U.S. 1-ton launcher, carrying 1,030 kg to a 300 km low Earth orbit or 630 kg to a 500 km sun-synchronous orbit. Alpha Flight 7 lifted off from Vandenberg on 11 March 2026 and completed all mission requirements.
Technical data
Height29.5 m
Diameter1.8 m
Liftoff mass54.1 t
Liftoff thrust836 kN
Stages2
PropellantLOX/RP-1
ReusabilityExpendable
First flight2021
Lead time–
Provider launch sites
Cape Canaveral SLC-20Esrange Space Center – Launch Complex 3CVandenberg SLC-2WWallops MARS Pad 0A (LP-0A)
Price
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