Firefly Aerospace Alpha FLTA005 Launch. Photo: Firefly Aerospace / Sean Parker

L3Harris Technologies signed a new launch agreement with Firefly Aerospace for up to 20 launches on Firefly’s Alpha rocket. The deal announced Wednesday includes two to four missions per year from 2027 to 2031.

This is in addition to a three-launch deal with L3Harris announced in September 2023. 

The missions will launch L3Harris spacecraft into Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) from Firefly’s SLC-2 launch site at the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Wednesday’s announcement did not specify what payloads will be launched.

“The Firefly team is proud to build on our existing relationship with L3Harris and serve as a long-term launch provider for their robust satellite systems,” said Peter Schumacher, Interim CEO at Firefly Aerospace. “Firefly continues to see growing demand for Alpha’s responsive small-lift services, and we’re committed to providing a dedicated launch option that takes our customers directly to their preferred orbits.”