EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Sept. 18, 2023 Millennium Space Systems completed checkout and achieved operational readiness of the VICTUS NOX space vehicle just 37 hours after launch – 11 hours ahead of the 48-hour goal. This phase of a space mission typically takes weeks or months to complete.

The Firefly Alpha rocket blasted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base just before 7:30 p.m. on September 21st, successfully carrying the satellite into space.

Haigh-Farr  P/N’s 13965 and 13980 were used by Millennium Space Systems. Various Haigh-Farr GPS, UHF and S-band antennas and couplers are used by Firefly on the Alpha vehicle.