Astra Rocket 3 | TROPICS-1
Launch Failure
Premature second stage shutdown. Cause is not yet known.L - -- : -- : -- : --
June 12, 2022, 5:43 p.m.
Launch Window
June 12, 2022, 4 p.m. - June 12, 2022, 6 p.m.
June 12, 2022, 4 p.m. - June 12, 2022, 6 p.m.
First two operational (TROPICS-02 & TROPICS-03) satellites for NASA's Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation Structure and Storm Intensity with a Constellation of SmallSats (TROPICS) mission. The CubeSats are designed to provide rapid-refresh microwave measurements that can be used to determine temperature, pressure, and humidity inside hurricanes as they form and evolve.
Second stage shut down prematurely resulting in the loss of the mission.
Liftoff
Hold released. New T-0 of 17:43 UTC
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 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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