Rocket 3.2 Orbital Launch Attempt
Launch Failure
Liftoff Time (GMT)
20:55:00
Tuesday December 15, 2020
Mission Details
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Launch Notes
Second demonstration flight of the Rocket 3 launcher. Rocket 3.2 had a successful first-stage ascent and second-stage ignition. However, the final velocity was just short of orbit, due to a poor mixing ratio of second-stage propellants.
Rocket 3.2
No payloads were onboard, as Astra did not want to risk damaging a real satellite on this test flight.
Low Earth Orbit
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Stats
Rocket 3
2nd
Mission
2nd
Mission of 2020
2020
108th
Orbital launch attempt