Rogue Space Systems Corporation, a U.S. company that is developing a smart spacecraft program and is planning to offer transport, and in-space services to the growing space market, and Firefly Aerospace, a leading provider of economical and dependable launch vehicles, spacecraft, and in-space services, has announced they have signed a Launch Service Agreement (LSA). The agreement confirms that Rogue has secured the entire payload mass capacity aboard a Firefly Alpha rocket, scheduled for liftoff from Cape Canaveral in the fall of 2023.

In addition to being the anchor customer, Rogue Space will sign, manage, integrate, and deploy multiple customer payloads on the flight with their Fred OTV (Orbital Transport Vehicle) spacecraft. The agreement enables Rogue Space to offer their customers a cost-effective transport program for both dedicated and rideshare missions that require drop-offs at varying altitudes and inclinations in LEO and beyond.

"This partnership with Firefly is an exciting milestone for Rogue Space and will enable us to offer our small satellite customers, and the wider space community, reliable and cost-effective launch services, with the added support and capabilities of our Orbots," said Jeromy Grimmett, CEO of Rogue Space.

"As we drop off our customers, we will have our Orbots available for observation, and in some cases, robotic assistance, to help ensure their deployment is successful, and their satellite comes online. Rogue's mission is to increase the reliability and mission success of our customers, and the space community at large."

"Firefly is proud to be selected as the launch provider for the first mission of Rogue's Fred OTV," said Eric Salwan, acting Chief Revenue Officer at Firefly Aerospace. "This innovative OTV will accelerate the development of space economy. We look forward to many successful missions with Rogue."

This first agreement with Firefly sets the foundation for several programs Rogue plans to announce in the coming weeks and months ahead. The intention is to build additional launch capacity with Firefly and other launch providers with the goal of setting a cadence of launches targeting small satellite operators that wish to leverage the value-added capabilities of Rogue's various Orbital Robots (Orbots) programs. Rogue is looking to begin seeding its Orbot services constellation into LEO (Low Earth Orbit) beginning in 2022.

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