NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Failure

Rocket 3.2 Orbital Launch Attempt

Launch Time
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

Rocket 3
Astra
Status: Retired
Price: $2.5 million
Liftoff Thrust: 133 kN
Payload to LEO: 204 kg
Payload to GTO: 0 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 11.6 m

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