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LAUNCH SITEPacific Spaceport Complex, Alaska, USA
Mission
Space Force test payload contracted through the Defense Innovation Unit’s Other Transaction Agreement with Astra Space.
- Launch vehicle
- Astra Rocket 3
- Mission type
- Test Flight
- Destination orbit
- Polar Orbit
- Launch pad
- Launch Pad 3B
- 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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3h 30m windowPublished target
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Launch site & orbit
Pacific Spaceport Complex, Alaska, USA
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