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Firefly Alpha first orbital launch attempt
Vandenberg SLC2W : September 2, 2021

Firefly Aerospace's first orbital launch attempt ends in failure. View from an altitude of 8500'.

Initial launch target 01:00 UTC (September 3). Launch aborted around T-15 seconds.

Recycled for new launch time at 01:59:01 UTC (September 3), approximately 20 minutes before sunset. Image times approximate.

00:41:28Z	00:59:43Z About the time of the first abort	01:41:02Z	01:58:59Z Ignition
01:59:03Z Liftoff!	01:59:06Z	01:59:09Z	01:59:12Z
01:59:15Z (L+00:14)	01:59:34Z (L+00:33)	01:59:55Z	02:00:14Z
02:00:18Z (L+01:17)	02:00:28Z (L+01:27) Finally passing through my altitude	02:00:49Z	02:01:11Z
02:01:16Z	02:01:17Z (L+02:16) Seems to be tipping slightly	02:01:20Z (L+02:19) Lost the payload capsule :(	02:01:20Z
02:01:22Z	02:01:25Z (L+02:24) Swiveling the other way...	02:01:29Z (L+02:28) ... and BOOM.	02:01:30Z
02:01:31Z	02:01:33Z	02:01:34Z	02:01:34Z
02:01:36Z	02:01:37Z	02:01:40Z	02:01:43Z
02:01:45Z	02:01:53Z	02:01:56Z	02:02:03Z
02:02:12Z	02:02:27Z	02:05:22Z

Firefly Alpha first orbital launch attemptVandenberg SLC2W : September 2, 2021