Alpha rocket suffers stage separation anomaly during launch of Lockheed tech demo satellite

Published on April 29, 2025
Alpha FLTA0006 upper stage view

A Firefly Alpha rocket left a Lockheed Martin satellite in an orbit lower than planned, or not in orbit at all, after an anomaly during launch April 29.

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