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VCLS Demo-2FB

Firefly Alpha launch from Vandenberg (United States) on July 4, 2024, carrying 8 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

July 4, 2024 · 04:04 UTCLaunch 2024-125Launch no. 6,714 in the log
RocketFirefly Alphavariant I
SpaceportVandenbergpad SLC2W
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyFireflyUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
July 4, 2024, 04:04
Launch designation
2024-125
Mission
VCLS Demo-2FB
Flight name
Noise of Summer
Vehicle flight ID
FLTA005
Flight code
ELANA 43

Orbit and payload

Payload mass to orbit
0.053 t
Payloads
8
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
SOC-i2024-125ANORAD 60203University of WashingtonTechnology2 kgIn orbit
KUbesat-12024-125BNORAD 60204University of KansasSpace science3 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jul 8, 2025
Serenity2024-125CNORAD 60205Teachers in Space Inc.Communications3 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Apr 8, 2026
R5-S42024-125DNORAD 60206NASA Johnson Space Flight CenterTechnology7 kgIn orbit
R5-S22024-125ENORAD 60207NASA Johnson Space Flight CenterTechnology7 kgIn orbit
TechEdSat-112024-125FNORAD 60208NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett FieldTechnology10 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Feb 15, 2026
MESAT-12024-125GNORAD 60209University of MaineSpace science3 kgIn orbit
CATSAT2024-125JNORAD 60246University of Arizona-TucsonTechnology12 kgIn orbit

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