Launch failure confirmed via webcast.
Historical mission record
This page records Astra Rocket 3 | ELaNa 41 and its reported outcome: Launch Failure. The date above is a historical record.
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Liftoff of Rocket 3.3 carrying 4 nanosats to orbit as part of NASA's 'Educational Launch of Nanosatellites' (ELaNa) program.
T-0 confirmed by Astra
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Launch Failure
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LAUNCH SITECape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission
Demonstration mission for NASA as part of the agency's CubeSat Launch Initiative. It includes 4 CubeSats developed by three universities and NASA’s Johnson Space Center.
- Launch vehicle
- Astra Rocket 3
- Mission type
- Test Flight
- Destination orbit
- Low Earth Orbit
- Launch pad
- Space Launch Complex 46
- Provider
- Astra Space
The vehicle
Published configuration and flight history.
Launch vehicle
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.
- Height
- 11.6 m
- Diameter
- 1.32 m
- Stages
- 2
- Recorded launches
- 7
- First flight
- 2020-09-12
Recorded timing
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Mission update
Second stage begun spinning out of control shortly after separation.
Launch site & orbit
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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