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TROPICS-1

Astra Rocket 3

Astra Space

Launch Status
Failure

Weather Forecast During Launch


According to weather officials, there’s a 40% chance of favorable weather conditions at the time of the launch.

Mission


TROPICS-1

  • Type: Earth Science
  • Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
  • Launch Cost: $2,500,000

First two operational (TROPICS-02 & TROPICS-03) satellites for NASA’s Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation Structure and Storm Intensity with a Constellation of SmallSats (TROPICS) mission.

The CubeSats are designed to provide rapid-refresh microwave measurements that can be used to determine temperature, pressure, and humidity inside hurricanes as they form and evolve.

TROPICS-1

Location


Space Launch Complex 46

Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

Space Launch Complex 46 has witnessed the launch of 6 rockets, including 5 orbital launch attempts, while Cape Canaveral, FL, USA, has been the site for 940 rocket launches.

Space Launch Complex 46

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.

Astra Rocket 3

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.

Astra Space
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Ken & Judy O
Ken & Judy O' Neill
1 year ago

GOOD Luck Astra getting into LEO.!

Danny
Danny
1 year ago

how many payloads?

Ken & Judy O
Ken & Judy O' Neill
Reply to  Danny
1 year ago

2 weather satellites Danny.

Kirk
Kirk
1 year ago

Might want to ask spacex to launch next time lol. I’m a NASA fan but they have all kinds issues getting things in the air

Ken & Judy O
Ken & Judy O' Neill
Reply to  Kirk
1 year ago

Right on Kirk this time and as Gene Kranz would say “failure is not an option”.
Lets get ready for the next launch folks .

ritesh raj
ritesh raj
1 year ago

is this gonna launch or stay?!

Jim Pook
Jim Pook
Reply to  ritesh raj
1 year ago

Launched, but 2nd stage shut down early and did not achieve orbit. Payloads lost.

Mike H
Mike H
Reply to  ritesh raj
1 year ago

Launched earlier today, 2nd stage failed about 6 min into flight.

Ken & Judy O
Ken & Judy O' Neill
Reply to  ritesh raj
1 year ago

It launched but the 2nd stage did not deploy and all was lost we are sorry to say.
Back to the drawing board folks but never give up this is what space exploration is all about.!

Chrissy
Chrissy
1 year ago

I can’t wait to see women on the moon that’s going to be a beautiful launch

Ken & Judy O
Ken & Judy O' Neill
Reply to  Chrissy
1 year ago

Neil Armstrong, Buss Aldrin , Mike Collins the (Apollo 11) crew would have no problem with this .Space for humanity lives .

Fitzgerald Barbara
Fitzgerald Barbara
1 year ago

How old are these 4 guys?

Ken & Judy O
Ken & Judy O' Neill
Reply to  Fitzgerald Barbara
1 year ago

Thanks to STEM learning these folks are getting younger and younger these days making the future theirs to control and navigate .
Space exploration is in their hands now .!

Capt. John
Capt. John
1 year ago

Payload failed to reach low earth orbital velocity due to early payload engine cut-off.

Ken & Judy O
Ken & Judy O' Neill
1 year ago

All is not lost folks just 2 weather satellites we guess you win some and loose some in this game .
As Gene Kranz said after the Apollo 1 disaster “you have to be tough and competent.”