Alpha FLTA004
FLTA004 flew the Fly the Lightning mission for Lockheed Martin on December 22, 2023. The vehicle performed nominally through its first second-stage cutoff, but a guidance-software error prevented the planned relight and caused deployment into a lower-than-planned orbit; the customer nevertheless completed the payload's primary demonstration objectives.
Identity
- Aliases
- Alpha Flight 4Fly the LightningFLTA004 Fly the Lightning
- Name
- Alpha FLTA004
- Slug
- alpha-flta004
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- FLTA004 flew the Fly the Lightning mission for Lockheed Martin on December 22, 2023. The vehicle performed nominally through its first second-stage cutoff, but a guidance-software error prevented the planned relight and caused deployment into a lower-than-planned orbit; the customer nevertheless completed the payload's primary demonstration objectives.
- Manufacturer Id
- jd7a69kxafjf2m8a52w1d9dpax7kqq25
- Operator Id
- jd7a69kxafjf2m8a52w1d9dpax7kqq25
- Vehicle Family Id
- nd7vbga03a5njp90anxm778cyd8ahkn0
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Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/14/2026, 1:31:17 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/14/2026, 1:31:17 AM
Other
- First Flight Date
- 2023-12-22
- Last Flight Date
- 2023-12-22
- Vehicle Code
- FLTA004