Status
Failure
Rocket 3.2 Orbital Launch Attempt
Launch Time
Tue Dec 15, 2020 20:55 UTC
Tue Dec 15, 2020 20:55 UTC
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
Mission Details
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
Location
LP-3B, Pacific Spaceport Complex, Kodiak, Alaska, USA
Stats
2020
108th orbital launch attempt
Rocket 3
2nd mission
2nd mission of 2020
2nd failed mission