Astra Rocket 3.1 | Maiden Flight
Launch Failure
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Sept. 12, 2020, 3:19 a.m.
Launch Window
Sept. 12, 2020, 2 a.m. - Sept. 12, 2020, 4:30 a.m.
Sept. 12, 2020, 2 a.m. - Sept. 12, 2020, 4:30 a.m.
This is the first orbital attempt of Astra Space small satellite launch vehicle. Rocket carries no payload for this flight.
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, currently working towards the first orbital launch of their Astra launch vehicle.
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