Second stage shut down prematurely resulting in the loss of the mission.
Historical mission record
This page records Astra Rocket 3 | TROPICS-1 and its reported outcome: Launch Failure. The date above is a historical record.
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Liftoff
Hold released. New T-0 of 17:43 UTC
Mission status
Launch Failure
Status reported by the mission data provider.
LAUNCH SITECape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission
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.
- Launch vehicle
- Astra Rocket 3
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- 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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WINDOW CLOSES
Target ·
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Mission update
Premature second stage shutdown. Cause is not yet known.
Launch site & orbit
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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