{"id":11296,"date":"2022-09-11T20:28:46","date_gmt":"2022-09-11T12:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/photos-fireflys-second-alpha-rocket-raised-on-launch-pad\/"},"modified":"2022-09-11T20:28:46","modified_gmt":"2022-09-11T12:28:46","slug":"photos-fireflys-second-alpha-rocket-raised-on-launch-pad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/photos-fireflys-second-alpha-rocket-raised-on-launch-pad\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Firefly\u2019s second Alpha rocket raised on launch pad"},"content":{"rendered":"

These photos show Firefly Aerospace\u2019s second Alpha rocket as it was raised on its launch pad at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Sept. 10, and again on Sept. 12 after the first launch attempt for the mission. Photographers captured these views as Firefly prepared the rocket for a planned test flight carrying seven small satellites into orbit.<\/p>\n

The 96.7-foot-tall (29.5-meter) Alpha rocket is designed to carry more than a half-ton of payload mass into a polar sun-synchronous orbit. The launch window each day opens at 3 p.m. PDT (6 p.m. EDT; 2200 GMT).<\/p>\n

The Alpha rocket will blast off from Space Launch Complex 2-West at Vandenberg, a facility previously used for United Launch Alliance Delta 2 rocket missions. The last Delta 2 rocket launched from there in 2018, and the site is now leased by Firefly Aerospace.<\/p>\n

See our Mission Status Center for live countdown and launch coverage.<\/p>\n

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Credit: Gene Blevins\/LA Daily News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: Gene Blevins\/LA Daily News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Firefly\u2019s 95-foot-tall Alpha launch vehicle is raised vertical Saturday on Space Launch Complex-2 West at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. Credit: Gene Blevins\/LA Daily News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Firefly\u2019s Alpha launch vehicle stands on its launch pad at Vandenberg Space Force Base on Sept. 10. Credit: Brian Sandoval \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: Brian Sandoval \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: Brian Sandoval \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: Brian Sandoval \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: Brian Sandoval \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: Brian Sandoval \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: Brian Sandoval \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: Brian Sandoval \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: Brian Sandoval \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

ADDITIONAL PHOTOS TAKEN SEPT. 12 BEFORE SECOND LAUNCH ATTEMPT<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Credit: Brian Sandoval \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: Brian Sandoval \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: Brian Sandoval \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: Brian Sandoval \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: Brian Sandoval \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: Brian Sandoval \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: Brian Sandoval \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Email the author.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Follow Stephen Clark on Twitter: @StephenClark1.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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