Astra Rocket 3

In-active Astra Rocket

Astra Space (AS)

Sept. 12, 2020

Description

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 kN
Family
  • Name
    Astra Rocket 3
  • Family
    Astra Rocket
  • Variant
    3
  • Alias
    ―
  • Full Name
    Astra Rocket 3
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    $2500000
  • Low Earth Orbit
    100 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    ―
  • Direct Geostationary
    ―
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
    25 kg

Astra Space

Commercial
CEO: Chris Kemp
AS 2005

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.

Previous Flights

flew on seven previous launch(es).

Astra Rocket 3 | TROPICS-1

Astra Space | USA
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
June 12, 2022, 5:43 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

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.

Low Earth Orbit
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Astra Rocket 3 | Spaceflight Astra-1

Astra Space | USA
Pacific Spaceport Complex, Alaska, USA
March 15, 2022, 4:22 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

S4 CROSSOVER is a technology demonstration mission to obtain flight heritage testing for a prototype payload host platform. It will test supporting future payloads, including a Globalstar transmitter and an Iridium transceiver, as well space environmental instruments to characterize the radiation and plasma densities to which the payloads will be exposed. S4 CROSSOVER is self powered and operates independently of the Astra second stage to which it is permanently attached. Re-manifested from SXRS-6 / Transporter-3, OreSat0 is a fully open source CubeSat satellite system built from scratch by students at Portland State University. Slated to be Oregon’s first satellite, the 1U CubeSat provides flight heritage for the modular, expandable, open source, and education-friendly OreSat bus. OreSat0 paves the way for OreSat, a NASA CSLI program 2U CubeSat with a global climate science and STEM outreach mission.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Astra Rocket 3 | ELaNa 41

Astra Space | USA
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Feb. 10, 2022, 8 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

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.

Low Earth Orbit
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Astra Rocket 3 | STP-27AD2

Astra Space | USA
Pacific Spaceport Complex, Alaska, USA
Nov. 20, 2021, 6:16 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

Polar Orbit
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Astra Rocket 3 | STP-27AD1

Astra Space | USA
Pacific Spaceport Complex, Alaska, USA
Aug. 28, 2021, 10:35 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

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

Polar Orbit
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Astra Rocket 3.2 | Flight 2

Astra Space | USA
Pacific Spaceport Complex, Alaska, USA
Dec. 15, 2020, 8:55 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Astra will attempt a second test flight of Rocket 3.0 following an unsuccessful first flight

Polar Orbit
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Astra Rocket 3.1 | Maiden Flight

Astra Space | USA
Pacific Spaceport Complex, Alaska, USA
Sept. 12, 2020, 3:19 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

This is the first orbital attempt of Astra Space small satellite launch vehicle. Rocket carries no payload for this flight.

Low Earth Orbit
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