STP-27AD2
Astra Rocket 3
Astra Space
Rocket Launch Videos
Mission
STP-27AD2
- Type: Test Flight
- Orbit: Polar Orbit
- Launch Cost: $2,500,000
Space Force test payload contracted through the Defense Innovation Unit’s Other Transaction Agreement with Astra Space.
Location
Launch Pad 3B
Pacific Spaceport Complex, Alaska, USA
Launch Pad 3B has witnessed the launch of 5 rockets, including 5 orbital launch attempts. While Pacific Spaceport Complex, Alaska, USA, has been the site for 9 rocket launches.
The Pacific Spaceport Complex – Alaska (PSCA), formerly known as the Kodiak Launch Complex (KLC), is a dual-use commercial and military spaceport for sub-orbital and orbital launch vehicles. The facility is owned and operated by the Alaska Aerospace Corporation, a corporation owned by the Government of Alaska, and is located on Kodiak Island in Alaska.
Rocket
Astra Space Astra Rocket 3
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.
Agency
Astra Space
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.
Make this test flight a winner AS you deserve it .
Light this candle for the whole world to see.
Get it Alaska! 🚀 To Infinity, and Beyond!
Lucky number 7 nominal launch. Well done to all the Astra team members .
Great coverage and we look forward to future launches .