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Launch FailureAstra Space
Astra Rocket 3: STP-27AD1
Space Force test payload contracted through the Defense Innovation Unit’s Other Transaction Agreement with Astra Space.
Saturday, 28 August 2021
Mission Data
🇺🇸Astra SpaceEst. 2005
Launch VehicleAstra Rocket 3
Vehicle FamilyAstra Rocket
Vehicle Record2 of 7 launches (28.6%)
Provider TypeCommercial
Agency Record2 successes / 5 failures (29%)
Mission TypeTest Flight
Target OrbitPolar Orbit
Launch PadLaunch Pad 3B
Location🇺🇸 Pacific Spaceport Complex, Alaska, USA USA
Orbital Launches This Year#83
Agency Launches This Year#1
Launches From This Pad5
Launches From This Site9
Status Note
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
About 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.
Launch Site
Launch Pad 3B · 57.4307°N 152.3531°W
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.