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Lockheed Martin\u2019s payload lower than intended<\/h2>\n

Firefly, a small lift launcher, lifted off on December 22 from SLC-2 at Vandenberg with Lockheed Martin\u2019s Electronically Steerable Antenna Demo mission on top. The goal was to place this small satellite into orbit, calibrate it, and put it into service quickly.<\/p>\n

No signs of issues were seen during the company\u2019s webcast of the launch as coverage ended before the second burn began. After conclusion of the webcast, Firefly did not give any updates to the status of the second burn of payload deployment, which led to speculation of something going wrong.<\/p>\n

Twelve hours after launch, Firefly gave an update about the status of Alpha Flight Four\u2019s mission.<\/p>\n

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