Firefly Alpha Launch History
Every orbital and deep-space launch attempt by the Firefly Alpha family, year by year, drawn from the GCAT launch catalog.
Data current as of 2026-07-20.
Firefly Alpha made 7 orbital and deep-space launch attempts between 2021 and 2026. Of those, 4 succeeded and 3 failed. The success rate comes to 57 percent. The busiest year was 2023, with 2 flights. Firefly Alpha has flown 1 time in 2026 so far.
7
Launch attempts
4
Successes
3
Failures
57%
Success rate
Launches per year
Successes
Failures
Each bar links to that year's full chronology.
Year by year
Variants
Counts for each Firefly Alpha variant recorded in GCAT, at LV_TYPE granularity. Variants with their own page are linked.
Recent launches
The most recent Firefly Alpha family launches, newest first.
| Date | Designator | Payloads | Vehicle | Site / Pad | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2026 | 2026-046 | FLTA007 : LM-400 TDS | Firefly Alpha | VSFB / SLC2W | Success |
| Apr 29, 2025 | 2025-U01 | FLTA006 : LM-400 TDS | Firefly Alpha | VSFB / SLC2W | Failure |
| Jul 4, 2024 | 2024-125 | FLTA005 : CATSAT, MESAT-1, TES-11 +5 more, R5-S2-2.0, R5-S4, Serenity, KUbesat-1, SOC-i | Firefly Alpha | VSFB / SLC2W | Success |
| Dec 22, 2023 | 2023-202 | FLTA004 : Tyvak-1015 | Firefly Alpha | VSFB / SLC2W | Failure |
| Sep 15, 2023 | 2023-142 | FLTA003 : VICTUS NOX | Firefly Alpha | VSFB / SLC2W | Success |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 2022-122 | FLTA002 : Fossa 1B, QubiK-4, QubiK-3 +4 more, GENESIS J, TES-15, GENESIS G, Serenity | Firefly Alpha | VSFB / SLC2W | Success |
| Sep 3, 2021 | 2021-F08 | FLTA001 : Spinnaker-3, Hiapo, Serenity +8 more, NPS-CENETIX-Orbital 1, GENESIS L, GENESIS N, Fossa 2, Fossa 1B, QubiK 2, QubiK 1, BSS 1 | Firefly Alpha | VSFB / SLC2W | Failure |