Firefly Aerospace: Commercial (United States), launches, rockets and satellites

Industry / Companies / Firefly Aerospace

7Orbital launches

7All launches (incl. suborbital)

0Satellites in orbit

1Satellites built

2Rockets / spacecraft

Firefly Aerospace is a commercial company based in the United States, founded in 2014. Our records show 7 orbital launches and 2 rockets or spacecraft.

Totals include the divisions, sites and subsidiaries listed under Structure below.

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Structure

Divisions, sites and subsidiaries

Spaceflight Inc. (Firefly) 0 orbital launches · 0 satellites in orbit

Products

Rockets and spacecraft

Name	Type	Status	First flight	Launches	To low orbit
Firefly Alpha	Rocket	Active	2021	7 (3 failed)	1,000 kg
Firefly Alpha Block 2	Rocket	Active		0	1,030 kg

Activity

Orbital launches per year

212223242526

Last 15 years. Peak: 2 launches in one year.

Recent launches

Date	Mission	Vehicle	Site	Result
12 Mar 2026	LM-400 Tech Demo	Firefly Alpha	VSFB	Success
29 Apr 2025	LM-400 Tech Demo	Firefly Alpha	VSFB	Failure
4 Jul 2024	VCLS Demo-2FB	Firefly Alpha	VSFB	Success
22 Dec 2023	Tantrum	Firefly Alpha	VSFB	Failure
15 Sep 2023	VICTUS NOX	Firefly Alpha	VSFB	Success
1 Oct 2022	To The Black	Firefly Alpha	VSFB	Success
3 Sep 2021	Dream	Firefly Alpha	VSFB	Failure

In the news

Recent headlines

Firefly Aerospace to fly Zeno Power radioisotope heating unit on lunar lander mission SpaceNews · 19 Aug 2026
Firefly promote next block of Alpha amid Eclipse progress NASASpaceflight · 16 Aug 2026
Firefly increases vehicle production even as launches lag SpaceNews · 12 Aug 2026
Firefly Aerospace pushes debut of Alpha Block 2 rocket to the fourth quarter of 2026 Spaceflight Now · 11 Aug 2026
NASA Provides Updates on Moon Base Cargo Landers, Tech Demonstrations NASA · 4 Aug 2026
NASA Awards More Moon Base Science, Previews New Opportunities NASA · 30 Jun 2026
Lockheed Martin announces collaboration with Firefly Aerospace and Seagate for off-shore launches Spaceflight Now · 4 May 2026
Seagate Space Signs MOU with Firefly Aerospace to Collaborate on Offshore Launch Infrastructure for Alpha SpaceNews · 6 Apr 2026
Firefly Sends off Alpha Block I with FLTA007 Space Scout · 12 Mar 2026
Firefly Alpha returns to flight SpaceNews · 12 Mar 2026

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Provenance

Where this comes from

This entry merges 2 sources: Launch Library 2 · GCAT (J. McDowell)
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Launch and satellite data: Jonathan McDowell's GCAT (CC BY 4.0) and CelesTrak. Rockets, spacecraft and agencies: Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs and Wikidata. News headlines link to their publishers via the Spaceflight News API and RSS feeds. Records come from several sources and are matched automatically, so treat the directory as a research aid, not an authority. How the data is built and checked.