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LM-400 Tech Demo

Firefly Alpha launch from Vandenberg (United States) on April 29, 2025, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

April 29, 2025 · 13:37 UTCLaunch 2025-U01Launch no. 6,943 in the log
RocketFirefly Alphavariant I
SpaceportVandenbergpad SLC2W
OutcomeFailurestage 1 separation failure
Launch agencyFireflyUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
April 29, 2025, 13:37
Launch designation
2025-U01
Mission
LM-400 Tech Demo
Flight name
Message in a Booster
Vehicle flight ID
FLTA006

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
300 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.0 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OF · S1S

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
LM-400 Tech Demo2025-U01Lockheed Martin Space Systems (Denver), Astronautics Operations———

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