In orbitRocket body

FIREFLY ALPHA R/B

NORAD: 68128
COSPAR: 2026-046B

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Spacecraft

Built by: Firefly Aerospace
Owner: Firefly Aerospace
Platform (bus): Firefly A2
Mass at launch: 909 kg
Dry mass: 909 kg
Length: 5.8 m
Diameter: 1.8 m
Span with arrays and booms: 5.8 m
Shape: Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S68128, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 2026-03-12
Rocket: Firefly Alpha I
Flight: Stairway To Seven
Mission name: LM-400 Tech Demo
Launch site: VSFB, SLC2W
Launched by: Firefly Aerospace
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 2026-046

From the GCAT launch log, launch 2026-046, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 2026-03-12
Period: 91.1 min
Inclination: 123.08°
Apogee: 339 km
Perigee: 318 km

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 1

Everything from this launch

Payload1 in total, 0 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit