Firefly Aerospace successfully launched a rocket with a satellite from Lockheed Martin Corporation

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Dec 22 2023, 09:15 PM • 48038 views

Firefly Aerospace has successfully launched an Alpha rocket carrying Lockheed Martin's Tantrum satellite, demonstrating rapid on-orbit sensor calibration. The launch took place from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

American private company Firefly Aerospace has successfully launched an Alpha rocket carrying the Tantrum satellite satellite of Lockheed Martin Corporation. The satellite is equipped with a broadband electronically controlled antenna. The company announced this on its Twitter account, UNN reports.

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The rocket was launched from a site at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Vandenberg Air Force Base in California at 09:32 local time. This is the fourth launch by by Firefly Aerospace. As the company explained, the Tantrum satellite antenna will demonstrate faster calibration of sensors in orbit.

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Firefly Space Systems was founded in 2014. in 2014. After going bankrupt in 2017, it was acquired by the company of Ukrainian entrepreneur Maxim Polyakov, after which it was renamed Firefly Aerospace, but in early 2022 it was bought by the American AE Industrial Partners. The company is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

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