TROPICS-1
Astra Rocket 3
Astra Space
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.
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 972 rocket launches.
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.
GOOD Luck Astra getting into LEO.!
how many payloads?
2 weather satellites Danny.
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
Right on Kirk this time and as Gene Kranz would say “failure is not an option”.
Lets get ready for the next launch folks .
is this gonna launch or stay?!
Launched, but 2nd stage shut down early and did not achieve orbit. Payloads lost.
Launched earlier today, 2nd stage failed about 6 min into flight.
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.!
I can’t wait to see women on the moon that’s going to be a beautiful launch
Neil Armstrong, Buss Aldrin , Mike Collins the (Apollo 11) crew would have no problem with this .Space for humanity lives .
How old are these 4 guys?
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 .!
Payload failed to reach low earth orbital velocity due to early payload engine cut-off.
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.”