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Firefly Mission Loses Lockheed Martin LM 400 Satellite in Anomaly

Firefly Mission Loses Lockheed Martin LM 400 Satellite in Anomaly
Firefly Aerospace Alpha rocket on the pad before the April 29 mission, which suffered an anomaly. Photo: Trevor Mahlamann / Firefly Aerospace

A Firefly Aerospace Alpha rocket suffered an anomaly during a Tuesday launch, losing the payload for customer Lockheed Martin [LMT]. The Alpha FLTA006 mission launched at 6:37 am PDT from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. It was carrying Lockheed Martin’s LM 400 tech demonstration satellite, which fell into the Pacific Ocean. Firefly Aerospace issued a post-launch update, reporting the vehicle had a nominal liftoff and first stage flight. But the rocket experienced a mishap between stage separation and second stage ignition. Firefly said this “led…

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