# Pixxel Firefly-2
*missions*

## Specifications
- **operator**: pixxel
- **platform**: pixxel-firefly-bus
- **launch vehicle**: spacex-transporter
- **actual launch**: "2025-01-14T00:00:00.000Z"
- **current status**: operational
- **orbit type**: Sun-synchronous, approximately 550 km, 97.65 degree inclination, 10:00-11:00 local solar time equator crossing
- **revisit days**: 17
- **tasking supported**: 1
- **last verified date**: 2026-05-24
- **verified by**: sw
- **claim status**: unclaimed

## Editorial
Pixxel Firefly-2 (FFLY-2) is the second satellite in Pixxel's Firefly Phase 1 hyperspectral constellation. It was launched on 14 January 2025 alongside Firefly-1 and Firefly-3 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 Transporter-12 rideshare from Vandenberg SFB, integrated by Exolaunch.[^pixxel-launch1] The satellite operates in a Sun-synchronous orbit at approximately 550 km altitude, 97.65-degree inclination, with a 10:00-11:00 AM local solar time equator crossing.[^pixxel-firefly-page]

The Firefly hyperspectral imager covers a spectral range cited as 450-900 nm by the operator[^pixxel-firefly-page] and 470-850 nm by eoPortal[^eoportal-pixxel]; the operator-published figure is used here. Band count is reported as 135+ in Pixxel's six-month in-orbit status report[^pixxel-status-report] and as 150 by Gunter's Space Page[^skyrocket-firefly]; the operator figure of 135+ is the operationally confirmed value. Spatial resolution is 5 m, swath width 40 km, and single-satellite revisit is 17 days.[^pixxel-firefly-page] With all six Phase 1 satellites operational, the constellation achieves approximately 24-hour global revisit.[^pixxel-status-report]

Firefly-2 has a mass of approximately 60 kg and is built on Pixxel's proprietary Firefly Bus. Orbital phasing of approximately 120 degrees relative to Firefly-1 and -3 within the batch was achieved via planned phasing burns.[^pixxel-status-report] No per-satellite capability or orbital differences within the batch have been reported. Commissioning was completed and the satellite was operational as of mid-2025.[^pixxel-status-report]

| Methodology | Evidence class | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Hyperspectral imaging | Demonstrated (in-orbit) | Pixxel six-month status report[^pixxel-status-report] |

## Compositional position
- Pixxel Firefly-2 --[mission_payloads]--> pixxel-firefly-imager (products)
- Pixxel Firefly-2 --[mission_buses]--> pixxel-firefly-bus (products)
- Pixxel Firefly-2 --[data_products_from_missions]--> pixxel-firefly-imagery (data_products)
- Pixxel Firefly-2 --[brand-grouping]--> pixxel-firefly-3 (missions)
- pixxel-firefly-1 (missions) --[brand-grouping]--> Pixxel Firefly-2

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Source: https://eo-atlas.org/missions/pixxel-firefly-2
Maintainer: SpectraWorks B.V. (CC-BY 4.0)