FLTA005 (Noise of Summer) Type: Technology Orbit: Low Earth Orbit Launch Cost: $15,000,000 Fifth flight of the Firefly Alpha small sat launcher, carrying eight cubesats for NASA’s ELaNa 43 (Educational Launch of a Nanosatellite) mission. Space Launch Complex 2W Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA Space Launch Complex 2W has witnessed the launch of 96 rockets, including 96 orbital launch attempts, while Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA, has been the site for 761 rocket launches. Firefly Aerospace Firefly Alpha Firefly Alpha (Firefly α) is a two-stage orbital expendable launch vehicle developed by the American aerospace company Firefly Aerospace to cover the commercial small satellite launch market. Alpha is intended to provide launch options for both full vehicle and ride share customers. Firefly Aerospace Firefly Aerospace is an American private aerospace firm based in Austin, Texas, that develops small and medium-sized launch vehicles for commercial launches to orbit.