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https://spacenews.com/firefly-selected-to-launch-three-l3harris-satellites/

> WASHINGTON — Firefly Aerospace signed an agreement with L3Harris Technologies to launch three missions on Firefly’s Alpha rocket, the company announced Sept. 5.

> Firefly’s Alpha rocket — designed to lift more than 1,000 kilograms to low Earth orbit — operates from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.

> L3Harris’ space business builds satellites for DoD and the intelligence community.

> Weber said Firefly is ramping up Alpha production at its rocket manufacturing and test site in Briggs, Texas, to support government and commercial launches, and is expanding its facilities to support the ongoing development of a new medium launch vehicle projected to launch in 2025.