{"data":{"id":"3f6de963-7197-48aa-a49f-6c944cbf85e9","name":"Firefly Alpha | Stairway to Seven","net":"2026-03-12T00:50:00Z","status":"SUCCESS","provider":"Firefly Aerospace","vehicle":"Firefly Alpha","mission_name":"Stairway to Seven","mission_type":"Test Flight","orbit_target":"Low Earth Orbit","customer":null,"webcast_url":null,"image_url":"https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/firefly_alpha_l_image_20240605174156.jpeg","description":"Firefly Alpha's Flight 7 is a test flight and return-To-Flight for the launch vehicle after its April 2025 launch failure. It will test and validate key systems ahead of Firefly’s Block II configuration upgrade on Flight 8 that’s designed to enhance reliability and manufacturability across the vehicle.\r\n\r\nFlight 7 is the last flown in Alpha’s current configuration and will test multiple Block II subsystems, including the in-house avionics and thermal improvements, to gain flight heritage and validate lessons learned ahead of the full configuration upgrade on Flight 8.\r\n\r\nThis launch also delivered a demonstrator payload for Lockheed Martin.","associated_norad_ids":[],"pad":{"id":39,"name":"Space Launch Complex 2W","latitude":34.7556,"longitude":-120.6224,"country":"USA","operator":"Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA","url":"https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/pad/39/"},"updated_at":"2026-05-25T13:38:58.903513Z"}}