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Astra SpaceAstra Rocket 3Space Launch Complex 46, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
ELaNa 41
Launched
February 10, 2022
Summary
ELaNa 41 launched on an Astra Space Astra Rocket 3 from Space Launch Complex 46, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on February 10, 2022. The mission failed: Second stage begun spinning out of control shortly after separation. It was Astra Space's 5th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 6,195th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Astra Rocket 3 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).
- Result
- Second stage begun spinning out of control shortly after separation.
- Watch
- Astra Rocket 3 ELaNa 41The Space Devs
- Astra Launches NASA's ELaNa 41 MissionNASASpaceflight
- SCRUB: Astra Scrubs Launch of NASA's ELaNa 41 MissionNASASpaceflight
- Vehicle
- Astra Rocket 3 · Astra Space
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 5th Astra Rocket 3 flight · 1st this yearAstra Space's 5th launch1st this yearhumanity's 6,195th orbital launch attempt13th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
About this launch
Demonstration mission for NASA as part of the agency's CubeSat Launch Initiative. It includes 4 CubeSats developed by three universities and NASA’s Johnson Space Center.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 46, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
5th launch from Space Launch Complex 46, 1st this year · 834th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
6 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
about 3 years after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch failure confirmed via webcast.
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff of Rocket 3.3 carrying 4 nanosats to orbit as part of NASA's 'Educational Launch of Nanosatellites' (ELaNa) program.
Jay · 2/10/2022
T-0 confirmed by Astra
Jay · 2/9/2022 · source
Delayed to February 10
Nosu · 2/8/2022 · source
New launch date tentatively confirmed by new marine space closure notices.
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/8/2022 · source
Pushing to a placeholder date until a new window is announced. Scrub caused by a telemetry issue that triggered an automated abort at ignition.
Jay · 2/7/2022 · source
Scrub for the day
Jay · 2/7/2022 · source
Updated weather
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/7/2022 · source
Weather 20% POV
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/6/2022 · source
NET February 7
Jay · 2/6/2022 · source
Questions
When did ELaNa 41 launch?
ELaNa 41 launched on February 10, 2022. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Why did ELaNa 41 fail?
Second stage begun spinning out of control shortly after separation.
Where can I watch ELaNa 41?
Coverage: Astra Rocket 3 ELaNa 41; Astra Launches NASA's ELaNa 41 Mission; SCRUB: Astra Scrubs Launch of NASA's ELaNa 41 Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched ELaNa 41?
Astra Rocket 3, flown by Astra Space. Astra Rocket 3 spec sheet
Where did ELaNa 41 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 46, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was ELaNa 41 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a test flight mission.