Astra Rocket 3 | ELaNa 41
Launch Failure
Second stage begun spinning out of control shortly after separation.L - -- : -- : -- : --
Launch Window
Feb. 10, 2022, 8 p.m. - Feb. 10, 2022, 9 p.m.
Feb. 10, 2022, 8 p.m. - Feb. 10, 2022, 9 p.m.
Demonstration mission for NASA as part of the agency's CubeSat Launch Initiative. It includes 4 CubeSats developed by three universities and NASA’s Johnson Space Center.
Launch failure confirmed via webcast.
Liftoff of Rocket 3.3 carrying 4 nanosats to orbit as part of NASA's 'Educational Launch of Nanosatellites' (ELaNa) program.
T-0 confirmed by Astra
Delayed to February 10
New launch date tentatively confirmed by new marine space closure notices.
Astra Rocket 3.0 is the third version and first orbital version of Astra Space's small satellite launch vehicle. It is designed to carry 100kg in LEO.
Astra Space said March 7 it identified two problems that led to the failure of a launch last month as the company gears up for a new launch that may be imminent.
Four NASA-funded nanosatellites were lost Thursday when an Astra rocket tumbled out of control minutes after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, the fourth time in five tries that the startup space company has failed to reach orbit.
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The first operational launch of Astra’s Rocket 3.3 vehicle failed Feb. 10 when the rocket’s upper stage appeared to tumble out of control after stage separation.
Astra Space aborted and then scrubbed a launch of its Rocket 3.3 small launch vehicle Feb. 7 seconds before liftoff.
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A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
