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Astra Space • Astra Rocket 4 • Space Launch Complex 46 (FL)
Astra Space • Astra Rocket 4 • SLC-46
First flight of Astra Space's second generation small satellite launch vehicle.
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First flight of Astra Space's second generation small satellite launch vehicle.
Astra Rocket 4 is the fourth version and second orbital version of Astra Space's small satellite launch vehicle. It is designed to carry 750kg 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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