Maiden Flight

Mission

Maiden Flight

Type: Test Flight

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

Location

LP-3B

Kodiak Launch Complex, Alaska, USA

4 launches have been at this location.

Rocket

Astra Rocket 3.0

Length: meters
Diameter: meters
First Launched: January 13, 2021

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.

The Astra Rocket 3.0 rocket has been launched a total of 2 times with 0 successful and 2 failed launches.

Agency

Astra Space

Type:
Abbreviation: AS
Administration: Geoffrey Crowley
Founded: 2005
Launchers: 213
Spacecraft:
Country: 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, currently working towards the first orbital launch of their Astra launch vehicle.