Upcoming Mission
DIU Sinequone
Mission Details
Mission Summary
Firefly was awarded a contract from the U.S. DoD’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to perform a responsive in-space mission with its Elytra orbital vehicle. During the mission, Elytra will serve as a space maneuver vehicle to perform a series of responsive tasks, including space domain awareness operations in low Earth orbit. This award supports DIU’s Sinequone Project as the first step to enable future access and operations in xGEO on a responsive timeline.
Payloads
Elytra will host a suite of U.S. government payloads, including optical visible and infrared cameras, a responsive navigation unit, and a universal electrical bus with a payload interface module.
Vehicle
Firefly’s Elytra Dawn configuration will utilize common components from the company’s launch vehicles and lunar landers, including the avionics, composite structures, and propulsion systems, to enable on-demand mobility, plane changes, and maneuvers with high delta-V capabilities and reliability. Elytra’s main engine, called Spectre, was flight proven on Blue Ghost Mission 1 as the reaction control system thrusters that successfully performed Firefly’s final descent on the Moon.
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Get in touch to learn more about booking a dedicated or rideshare Elytra mission.
