[Launch Alert] Wednesday Rocket Launch

[Launch Alert]

The following is a news release from Vandenberg SFB. I expect this launch to only be easily visible over a limited area.


FIREFLY ALPHA LAUNCH SCHEDULED

Published Dec. 18, 2023
Space Launch Delta 30 Public Affairs

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha FLTA004 rocket is scheduled to launch Wednesday, Dec. 20, between the hours of 9:18 and 9:39 a.m. Pacific Time from Vandenberg Space Force Base, conducted by Space Launch Delta 30 Guardians, Airmen and Firefly Aerospace. The mission, called Fly the Lightning, will launch a payload for Lockheed Martin.

U.S. Space Force Col. Bryan Titus, Space Launch Delta 30 vice commander, is the launch decision authority.

"At Vandenberg Space Force Base, our Space Launch Delta 30 Guardians and Airmen play a vital role in delivering robust spaceport capabilities that directly provide the “to” part of U.S. Space Force’s mission to secure our Nation's interests in, from, and to space," Titus said. "Our commercial launch partners serve as our invaluable industrial base, enabling us to achieve robust national security objectives in support of the entire Joint Force.”