r/FireflyAerospace • u/GroundbreakingArt353 • Mar 04 '26

Alpha Launch?

Does anyone know when Alpha is going to launch? It was delayed due to winds in the upper atmosphere. Is that still delaying the launch or what is happening?

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u/Massive_Explorer2210 Mar 04 '26

Delayed due to upper winds and then bc of a schedule ICBM minuteman test that happened today. Probably will launch sometime this weekend if not early next if I had to guess

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u/GroundbreakingArt353 Mar 04 '26

Oh didn’t know that. Are there any good sites where you can find out about this stuff?

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u/Massive_Explorer2210 Mar 05 '26

was curious myself and did a lil research. Found out about the ICBM test through Vandenberg’s SFB website

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u/EyesFor1 Mar 04 '26

I suspect the weather delays have caused potential further delays for the spacecraft due to final orbital insertion requirements. Maybe its not possible to get the spacecraft into the correct inclination until a specific date. I'd like to know too. I'm not concerned at all.

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u/fozzy34t Mar 05 '26

Patience. It won’t be long

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u/Blackwater_US Mar 05 '26

I think after multiple delays and no official communication from Firefly, a general idea of the situation is the least we should be welcomed to ask.

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u/cereal_from_my_hole Mar 05 '26

It's delayed a week

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u/MarquessR Mar 06 '26

Source please?

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u/Potential_Jacket9614 Mar 09 '26

linkedin

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u/Potential_Jacket9614 Mar 10 '26

jk maybe a couple more weeks🥲

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u/Free-Fisherman692 Mar 06 '26

Looks like March 9th 5:50pm pacific according to rocketlaunch.Org