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Astra Space • Astra Rocket 3 • Launch Pad 3B (AK)
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Space Force test payload contracted through the Defense Innovation Unit’s Other Transaction Agreement with Astra Space.
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Space Force test payload contracted through the Defense Innovation Unit’s Other Transaction Agreement with Astra Space.
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Space Force test payload contracted through the Defense Innovation Unit’s Other Transaction Agreement with Astra Space.
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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