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Firefly Launch Tracker

As of 21 October 2026, Firefly has flown 1 of the 248 orbital launch attempts in 2026, <1% of the world's launches, and 7 since its first in 2021. Its latest launches and the next ones on the schedule, drawn to scale.

Data as of October 2026 · Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs), checked against Jonathan McDowell's GCAT · Updated as launches happen. Methods

Latest mission

Firefly Alpha illustration

Test Flight

Firefly Alpha

Mar 12, 2026

Firefly Alpha's seventh flight, 'Stairway to Seven,' returned the rocket to service after a nearly 10-month stand-down, reaching orbit from Vandenberg with a technology demonstrator payload for Lockheed Martin and performing a second-stage engine relight while validating Alpha Block 2 upgrades.

Next mission

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No upcoming mission scheduled.

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Statistics summary

Firefly launches

2026 so far

1

vs 1 by this date in 2025

Last 7 days

0

vs 0.0 weekly avg. over 365 days

Payload to orbit

2026 so far

1 t

vs 0 t by this date in 2025

Last 7 days

0 t

vs 0.0 t weekly avg. over 365 days

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Past launches

Firefly Alpha launch: FLTA001 (Maiden Flight), 3 September 2021
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Firefly Alpha launch: FLTA002 (To The Black), 1 October 2022
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Firefly Alpha launch: FLTA003 (VICTUS NOX), 15 September 2023
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Firefly Alpha launch: FLTA004 (Fly the Lightning), 22 December 2023
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Firefly Alpha launch: FLTA005 (Noise of Summer), 4 July 2024
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Firefly Alpha launch: FLTA006 (Message in a Booster), 29 April 2025
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Firefly Alpha launch: Stairway to Seven, 12 March 2026
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Every Firefly launch scheduled for the next seven days, in UTC.

No Firefly launch is scheduled in the next seven days.

The full schedule →

Firefly in 2026

Orbital launch attempts added up, Firefly and the rest of the world, 2026 so far

Day by day since 1 January.

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Source: Flight Atlas (flightatlas.org).

Orbital launch attempts per week, Firefly and the rest of the world, the past 12 months

Source: Flight Atlas (flightatlas.org).

Payload delivered to orbit by Firefly, year against year, 2023 to 2026

Tonnes, added up through each year.

Source: Flight Atlas (flightatlas.org).

The record

Share in 2026
<1%
so far
Launches in 2026
1
of 248 worldwide
Share in 2025
0%
1 launch
All time
7
since 2021

Orbital launch attempts per year, Firefly and the rest of the world, 2021 to today

2026 so far, as of 21 October 2026.

Source: Flight Atlas (flightatlas.org).

Firefly's rockets in 2026

Launch success rate by Firefly rocket, 2021 to today

Test flights are left out; partial failures count as failures.

Source: Flight Atlas (flightatlas.org).

Every year

YearFireflyWorldFirefly share
2026 (so far)1248<1%
20251329<1%
20241263<1%
202322231%
202211861%
202111461%