Upcoming Mission
Elytra Mission 1
Mission Details
Mission Summary
Elytra Mission 1 will demonstrate the responsive on-orbit capabilities of Firefly’s Elytra orbital vehicle. In support of Xtenti’s follow-on study contract with the NRO, Elytra will utilize Xtenti’s FANTM-RiDE dispenser to deploy multiple U.S. government and commercial payloads on-demand. After the initial set of payloads are deployed in low Earth orbit, Elytra will stand ready to perform an on-orbit maneuver when called upon before deploying the second set of payloads from the same dispenser that can open and close on-demand. As Firefly’s first Elytra demonstration, this mission will test and validate the vehicle’s capabilities to perform responsive on-orbit tasks when and where customers need them.
Payload Operations
Through Xtenti’s contract with the NRO, Elytra Mission 1 will demonstrate a rapid payload reconfiguration prior to launching in addition to responsive on-orbit deployments after launching. Xtenti’s Flight Agnostic Non-interfering, Tunable Mass Rideshare Dispenser Equipment (FANTM-RiDE) attached to Firefly’s Elytra vehicle on Mission 1 enables customers to add, replace, or remove payloads from a manifest within hours before launching without invalidating existing mission load analyses. Following launch, Firefly’s Elytra vehicle will then perform multiple on-orbit deployments utilizing the same FANTM-RiDE dispenser that open and closes on-demand.
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Get in touch to learn more about booking a dedicated or rideshare Elytra mission.
