Rocket file · LV-179
Firefly Alpha
Firefly Alpha is an expendable launch vehicle built by Firefly Aerospace. It stands 29.6 m tall, lifts 1,000 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 3 September 2021. It has flown 7 times with 4 successes, a success rate of 57.1%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
As listed by Launch Library 2. The cost is Launch Library’s figure, not a quoted price. Figures for rockets outside the sixty most-flown were last read on 2026-11-05.
Flight record
Reliability
About Firefly Alpha
Firefly Alpha (Firefly α) is a two-stage orbital expendable launch vehicle developed by the American aerospace company Firefly Aerospace to cover the commercial small satellite launch market. Alpha is intended to provide launch options for both full vehicle and ride share customers.
Upcoming flights
Manifest
There's no Firefly Alpha flight on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
All upcoming launchesFirefly Alpha in the archive
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Common questions
- How many times has Firefly Alpha flown?
- 7 times, with 4 successes and 3 failures.
- What is Firefly Alpha's success rate?
- 57.1%. That's 4 successful flights out of 7 attempts.
- When is the next Firefly Alpha launch?
- Firefly Alpha has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
- How much can Firefly Alpha lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 lists Firefly Alpha at 1,000 kg to low Earth orbit.
- Is Firefly Alpha reusable?
- No. Launch Library 2 lists Firefly Alpha as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.