{"id":23142,"date":"2020-11-18T01:01:37","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T17:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/firefly-gets-closer-to-debut-flight-with-rocket-arrival-at-vandenberg-air-force-base\/"},"modified":"2020-11-18T01:01:37","modified_gmt":"2020-11-17T17:01:37","slug":"firefly-gets-closer-to-debut-flight-with-rocket-arrival-at-vandenberg-air-force-base","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/firefly-gets-closer-to-debut-flight-with-rocket-arrival-at-vandenberg-air-force-base\/","title":{"rendered":"Firefly gets closer to debut flight with rocket arrival at Vandenberg Air Force Base"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Firefly is among the many rocket companies currently fighting to gain a small share of the fast-growing satellite launch market. The Texas-based company is now one substantial step closer to getting its piece of the pie with the arrival of its first flight-ready launch vehicle at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.<\/p>\n

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The vehicle is called Alpha, a two-stage rocket designed to address the needs of the small-satellite market. Firefly plans to launch Alpha sometime after December 22 from Space Launch Complex 2 West. Once launched, Alpha will also be deploying many small satellites into orbit for the Dedicated Research and Education Accelerator Mission (DREAM).<\/p>\n

Firefly Alpha stands at 95 feet tall and will utilize four Reaver engines. It is capable of transporting a 2,204-pound payload into low-earth orbit and a 1,388-pound payload into sun-synchronous orbit.<\/p>\n

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