TBD

ConnectedCosmos Launch 1

Firefly Alpha Block 2Firefly AerospaceSpace Launch Complex 2W

Q3 2026 · Date and time TBD

Calendar available when time is confirmed

This mission is complete.

Mission brief

The mission

First of at least four missions carrying 6 satellites for Open Cosmos' secure LEO broadband constellation, designed to provide independent and resilient connectivity infrastructure for Europe and the world using high-priority Ka-band spectrum filings by the Principality of Liechtenstein.

PayloadConnectedCosmos Launch 1

OrbitPO

CustomerFirefly Aerospace

Stages2

PadSpace Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Flight plan

Mission timeline

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The range

Where it leaves Earth

Launch site

Ground vector

Site locked

Space Launch Complex 2W

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Global range

Latitude: 34.756°N
Longitude: 120.622°W

Can I see this?

Distance and a plain visibility call from a place you choose. Trajectory is not modeled — night launches travel farther across the sky than daylight ones.

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Range weather

Launch commit criteria

Clear

Watch

TrackingNo active constraints

Weather rules

Clear — tracking no weather issues at this time.

Primary concern: No weather issues
Rule count: 0
Temperature: Not reported
Surface wind: Not reported

Window

12:00 AM UTC – 12:00 AM UTC

Hardware

Vehicle & provider

Vehicle

Firefly Alpha Block 2

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Firefly Alpha (Firefly α) is a two-stage orbital expendable launch vehicle developed by the American aerospace company Firefly Aerospace to cover the commercial small satellite launch m...

Height31.6 m

LEO Payload1,030 kg

Launches7

Successes4

Provider

Firefly Aerospace

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USA • Founded 2014

Firefly Aerospace is an American private aerospace firm based in Austin, Texas, that develops small and medium-sized launch vehicles for commercial launches to orbit.

Reliability

Schedule history

No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.