Status
Elytra Mission 1
Launch Time
NET Oct 15, 2024
NET Oct 15, 2024
Rocket
Mission Details
Elytra Mission 1
Elytra Mission 1 will demonstrate the responsive on-orbit capabilities of the Elytra vehicle. In support of Xtenti’s follow-on study contract with the NRO, the mission will demonstrate a rapid payload reconfiguration utilizing Xtenti’s FANTM-RiDE payload dispenser prior to launching on Firefly’s Alpha vehicle. Upon launching on Alpha, Firefly’s Elytra vehicle will utilize the FANTM-RiDE dispenser to first deploy commercial rideshare payloads in Sun-Synchronous Orbit, and then perform an on-orbit maneuver and stand ready to deploy U.S. government payloads on-demand.
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Location
SLC-2W, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
Stats
2024
108th orbital launch attempt
Alpha
5th mission
1st mission of 2024