Firefly Alpha Block II
Alpha Block II is Firefly's developing upgraded Alpha configuration planned to debut on Flight 8. The upgrade focuses on reliability and manufacturability, including redesigned stages and tanks, upgraded Reaver and Lightning engines, simplified avionics, enhanced thermal protection, and streamlined launch operations.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Alpha Block 2Upgraded AlphaAlpha Flight 8 configuration
- Family Name
- Alpha
- Full Name
- Firefly Alpha Block II
- Status
- development
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- Block II
Details
- Description
- Alpha Block II is Firefly's developing upgraded Alpha configuration planned to debut on Flight 8. The upgrade focuses on reliability and manufacturability, including redesigned stages and tanks, upgraded Reaver and Lightning engines, simplified avionics, enhanced thermal protection, and streamlined launch operations.
- Dimensions
- Diameter
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- Height
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- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 4
- Placement
- core
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- upper
- Propulsion System
- Role
- upper-stage
- Rocket Specs
- Liftoff Mass
- …
- Payload Capacity
- LEO
- …
- SSO
- …
- Reusability
- expendable
- Stages Count
- 2
- Strap On Boosters Count
- 0
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- Creation Time
- July 14, 2026 at 01:30:50 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 15:37:56 UTC
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