Firefly Aerospace, an end-to-end space transportation company, has announced it signed a multi-launch agreement with L3Harris Technologies for up to 20 launches on Firefly's Alpha rocket, including two to four missions per year from 2027 to 2031 depending on customer needs. The new agreement is in addition to Firefly's existing multi-launch agreement with L3Harris for three Alpha missions in 2026.
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Under the agreement, Firefly's Alpha rocket will launch L3Harris spacecraft into low-Earth orbit from Firefly's SLC-2 launch site at the Vandenberg Space Force Base. Alpha supports the responsive space needs of both government and commercial customers with the ability to provide direct, on-demand deliveries for satellites up to 1,030 kg.
Following the most recent Alpha launch for NASA, Firefly continues to accelerate vehicle production. The company's latest facility expansion in Briggs, Texas, including a new automated fiber placement machine, allows the team to rapidly build and test Alpha's carbon composite structures in a matter of days versus weeks.
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