Against the backdrop of the Earth, Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha FLTA003 successfully deployed the VICTUS NOX satellite into orbit after launching Sept. 14 at 7:28 p.m. PDT from Space Launch Complex 2 West (SLC-2W) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. (Courtesy photo: Firefly Aerospace)
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