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Tantrum

Firefly Alpha launch from Vandenberg (United States) on December 22, 2023, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

December 22, 2023 · 17:32 UTCLaunch 2023-202Launch no. 6,576 in the log
RocketFirefly Alphavariant I
SpaceportVandenbergpad SLC2W
OutcomeFailure · 0.4stage 2 restart failure
Launch agencyFireflyUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 22, 2023, 17:32
Launch designation
2023-202
Mission
Tantrum
Flight name
Fly the Lightning
Vehicle flight ID
FLTA004
Flight code
ESA Tech Demo

Orbit and payload

Payload mass to orbit
0.250 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OF40 · S2R

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
TANTRUM2023-202ANORAD 58616Lockheed Martin Space Systems (Denver), Astronautics OperationsTechnology250 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Feb 10, 2024

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.