{"id":5915,"date":"2025-03-10T20:26:54","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T12:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/firefly-aerospace-to-launch-alpha-flta006-for-lockheed-martins-lm-400-spacecraft-by-march-15\/"},"modified":"2025-03-10T20:26:54","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T12:26:54","slug":"firefly-aerospace-to-launch-alpha-flta006-for-lockheed-martins-lm-400-spacecraft-by-march-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/firefly-aerospace-to-launch-alpha-flta006-for-lockheed-martins-lm-400-spacecraft-by-march-15\/","title":{"rendered":"Firefly Aerospace to Launch Alpha FLTA006 for Lockheed Martin\u2019s LM 400 Spacecraft by March 15"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/firefly_LM_400_cover_638771808879775142.png\" width=\"712\" height=\"377\" alt=\"Firefly Aerospace to Launch Alpha FLTA006 for Lockheed Martin\u2019s LM 400 Spacecraft by March 15\" class=\"imageload removeImageattr\" data-original=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/firefly_LM_400_cover_638771808879775142.png\" style=\"\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/firefly_LM_400_cover_638771808879775142.png\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"712\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"377\"><\/p>\n<p>Following a successful rocket static fire test, <strong>Firefly Aerospace<\/strong>, the leader in end-to-end responsive space services, announced its Alpha Flight 6 (FLTA006) mission, called Message in a Booster, is scheduled to launch Lockheed Martin\u2019s LM 400 spacecraft no earlier than March 15. The 52-minute launch window will open at 6:25 am PDT.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Firefly team is proud to launch another Lockheed Martin mission as we continue to push the limits in achieving a more responsive and resilient future in space,\u201d said <strong>Jason Kim<\/strong><strong>, CEO of Firefly Aerospace<\/strong>. \u201cOur Alpha rocket provides the optimal performance and rapid operations to deliver small and mid-size satellites, like LM 400, when and where our customers need them to immediately begin their on-orbit mission.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget-layout related-content-also-read-box my-3\">\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\">Also Read: What is a Payload Peak Power of a Satellite Bus?<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p>Alpha FLTA006 is the second mission Firefly is launching for Lockheed Martin and the first of Firefly\u2019s multi-launch agreement with the company that includes up to 25 missions over the next five years. Capable of lifting more than 1,000 kg to low Earth orbit, Firefly\u2019s Alpha rocket will launch Lockheed Martin\u2019s LM 400 spacecraft from Firefly\u2019s Space Launch Complex 2 at the Vandenberg Space Force Base.<\/p>\n<p>Once deployed, Lockheed Martin\u2019s self-funded LM 400 technology demonstration will prove out the company\u2019s risk-reduction and pathfinding efforts. As a platform, LM 400 is Lockheed Martin\u2019s most flexible satellite bus, capable of serving military, commercial, or civil customers. It can be customized to host a variety of missions, including remote sensing, communications, imaging and radar \u2013 and operate in low, medium and geosynchronous Earth orbit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following a successful rocket static fire test, Firefly Aerospace, the leader in end-to-end responsive space services, announced its Alpha Flight 6 (FLTA006) mission, called Message in a Booster, is scheduled to launch Lockheed Martin\u2019s LM 400 spacecraft no earlier than March 15. The 52-minute launch window will open at 6:25 am PDT. \u201cThe Firefly team [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[26,25,54,20],"class_list":["post-5915","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-ground","tag-launch","tag-launch-vehicle-platforms","tag-satellite"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5915"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5915"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5915\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5915"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5915"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5915"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}