The small rocket launched on Friday, December 22, at 12:32 p.m.
ET from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
Alpha reached orbit, and the rockets second stage separated and its engine shut off as planned.
The Firefly Alpha rocket launched on December 22.Photo: Firefly Aerospace/Trevor Mahlmann
The company added that communications with the spacecraft had been established and that the mission operations were underway.
Gizmodo reached out to Firefly on Tuesday, but the company provided no further updates.
This is the second time Fireflys Alpha rocket sent a payload to the wrong orbit.
For its first mission in October 2022,Alpha delivered three payloads at a lower orbit than planned.
Fridays mission was Alphas fourth liftoff as the company looks to increase the rate of its launches.
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