"Noise of Summer"

Success
JUL 04202404:03:00 UTC

Firefly Alpha carried eight CubeSats, three built by NASA and five by universities, to sun-synchronous orbit under a NASA Venture Class Launch Services contract with Firefly. After deployment the second stage relit its engine and changed orbital plane, testing Alpha's on-orbit capabilities.

launched from SLC-2W Vandenberg

aboard Firefly Alpha FLTA005 into SSO

Broadcast

Watch how the launch went

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Payloads · 8

  • 01

    CatSat

    Technology demonstration

  • 02

    KUbeSat-1

    Heliophysics

  • 03

    MESAT 1

    Atmospheric research

  • 04

    R5-S2-2.0

    Technology demonstration

  • 05

    R5-S4

    Technology demonstration

  • 06

    Serenity

    Education

  • 07

    SOC-i

    Technology demonstration

  • 08

    TechEdSat-11

    Technology demonstration

last updated Oct 21, 2026