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Overview

Destination: Polar Orbit
Mission: Test Flight

Polar Orbit Launch Pad 3B Pacific Spaceport Complex, Alaska, USA

Space Force test payload contracted through the Defense Innovation Unit’s Other Transaction Agreement with Astra Space.

Updates
Nosu • Aug. 28, 2021, 10:41 p.m.

Launch terminated after Max-Q.

Link https://twitter.com/Astra/status/1431748557342601219
Nosu • Aug. 28, 2021, 8:47 p.m.

Now targeting NET 22:00 UTC

Link https://twitter.com/Astra/status/1431719985492082688
Nosu • Aug. 28, 2021, 8:03 p.m.

Now targeting NET 21:45 UTC

Link https://twitter.com/Astra/status/1431708590574739461
Cosmic_Penguin • Aug. 28, 2021, 2:56 p.m.

New attempt today confirmed.

Link https://twitter.com/kemp/status/1431631366626549760?s=21
Nosu • Aug. 27, 2021, 11:12 a.m.

Launch date confirmed by Astra. Window per latest FAA ATCSCC advisory.

Link https://twitter.com/Astra/status/1430154218309046276?s=20
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Astra Rocket 3

Family:
Configuration: 3

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.

Specifications
  • Stages
    2
  • Length
    11.6 m
  • Diameter
    1.32 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    ―
  • Launch Mass
    ―
  • Thrust
    140.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Astra Rocket 3
  • Family
    ―
  • Variant
    3
  • Alias
    ―
  • Full Name
    Astra Rocket 3
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    $2500000
  • Low Earth Orbit
    100.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    ―
  • Direct Geostationary
    ―
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
    25.0 kg

Astra Space

Astra Space

(AS)

CEO: Chris Kemp Founded: 2005 Successes: 2 Failures: 5 Pending: 1

Agency Type:

Astra Space is a launch vehicle company based in San Francisco, California, that develops pump-fed, liquid bipropellant propulsion engines for DARPA and NASA as well as their Astra Rocket launch vehicle.

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