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Astra Rocket 3.1 | Maiden Flight | T-Minus Zero

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Astra Rocket 3.1 | Maiden Flight

Astra Space • Astra Rocket 3 • Launch Pad 3B (AK)

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Maiden Flight

Astra Space • Astra Rocket 3 • LP-3B

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Launch info

Provider

Vehicle

Pad

Launch Pad 3B (LP-3B)

State

AK

NET

2020-09-12T03:19:00+00:00

Window start

2020-09-12T02:00:00+00:00

Window end

2020-09-12T04:30:00+00:00

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Mission type

Test Flight

Launch site

Pacific Spaceport Complex, Alaska, USA

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

Rocket profile

Astra Rocket 3 photo

License: Unknown•Single-use

Variant: 3

Length: 11.6 m

Diameter: 1.32 m

Reusable: No

Manufacturer

Reusable

No

LEO capacity (kg)

100

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Satellite view of Launch Pad 3B

Pacific Spaceport Complex, Alaska, USA • AK57.43067, -152.35308Provider map

Maiden Flight

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

Rocket

Manufacturer: 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.

Maiden flight

2020-09-12

Launch cost

2500000

Links & sources

Pad satellite mapSatellite Rocket wikiReference DARPA Launch ChallengeInfo

Service provider

Commercial • USA

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.

Objects from this launch

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LL2 payloads: 0SATCAT payloads: 0Delta: 0RB: 0DEB: 0UNK: 0

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Launch news

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12 items

Spaceflight NowSep 14, 2020

Software fix could position Astra for another launch attempt by end of year

ArstechnicaSep 14, 2020

Astra finally launches its first orbital rocket, and it flew for 30 seconds

Spaceflight NowSep 12, 2020

Astra’s first orbital launch attempt falters during first stage burn

SpaceNewsSep 12, 2020

Astra launch terminated during first-stage burn

SpaceNewsAug 27, 2020

Astra prepares for next launch attempt as it faces suit over company name

Spaceflight NowAug 1, 2020

Astra readies small satellite launcher for test flight from Alaska

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Astra ready for first in a series of orbital launch attemptsSpaceNews • Jul 31, 2020Article Rocket Report: Astra sets launch date, SpaceX reaches a record valuationArstechnica • Jul 24, 2020Article Astra ships next small satellite launcher to Alaska spaceportSpaceflight Now • Jul 23, 2020Article Astra sets early August for next launch attemptSpaceNews • Jul 21, 2020Article

Astra to make new orbital launch attempt in JulySpaceNews • Jun 17, 2020

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Astra suffers “anomaly” during pre-launch test in AlaskaSpaceflight Now • Mar 24, 2020Article

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Mission stats

Provider, rocket, pad, and booster history tied to this launch.

2026 snapshot

Provider legacy

Astra Space

1

Lifetime launches

1 in 2026

Astra Space has 1 launches on record, with 1 in 2026.

Rocket track record

2

Successful missions

0 in 2026

Astra Rocket 3 has 2 successful missions on record, with 0 in 2026.

Pad history

Launch Pad 3B

1

Pad launches

1 in 2026

Launch Pad 3B has 1 launches from this pad on record, with 1 in 2026.

Rocket reliability

29% all time

2026: no completed missions yet

Pad turnaround

0s

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Launch pad: Launch Pad 3B

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