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Astra SpaceAstra Rocket 3Launch Pad 3B, Pacific Spaceport Complex, Alaska, USA
Flight 2
Launched
December 15, 2020
Summary
Flight 2 launched on an Astra Space Astra Rocket 3 from Launch Pad 3B, Pacific Spaceport Complex, Alaska, USA on December 15, 2020. The mission failed: Premature second stage engine cutoff prevented successful orbit insertion. It was Astra Space's 2nd launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 6,031st orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Astra Rocket 3 flight. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO).
- Result
- Premature second stage engine cutoff prevented successful orbit insertion.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Astra Rocket 3 · Astra Space
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Polar Orbit (PO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Astra Rocket 3 flightAstra Space's 2nd launch2nd this yearhumanity's 6,031st orbital launch attempt109th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
About this launch
Astra will attempt a second test flight of Rocket 3.0 following an unsuccessful first flight
Pad
Launch Pad 3B, Pacific Spaceport Complex, Alaska, USA
2nd launch from Launch Pad 3B, 2nd this year · 5th from Pacific Spaceport Complex, Alaska, USA
5 launches from this pad · 9 from Pacific Spaceport Complex, Alaska, USA
94 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Pacific Spaceport Complex, Alaska, USAOpen in maps
Updates
unsuccessful orbit insertion
Show 8 earlier updates
spacevogel · 12/15/2020 · source
spacevogel · 12/15/2020 · source
NOTAMs for Dec 14 no longer active. Pushing to the next available date per NOTAMs which is Dec 15.
spacevogel · 12/14/2020 · source
Launch delayed due to weather
spacevogel · 12/11/2020 · source
Updated launch date.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/8/2020 · source
NET Dec 10th
SwGustav · 12/4/2020 · source
updating the window and setting go
SwGustav · 11/19/2020 · source
Added astra flight based off flight restrictions NET: 2020-12-07 19:00
scottm3 · 11/15/2020 · source
Questions
When did Flight 2 launch?
Flight 2 launched on December 15, 2020. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Why did Flight 2 fail?
Premature second stage engine cutoff prevented successful orbit insertion.
Where can I watch Flight 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Flight 2?
Astra Rocket 3, flown by Astra Space. Astra Rocket 3 spec sheet
Where did Flight 2 launch from?
Launch Pad 3B, Pacific Spaceport Complex, Alaska, USA.
What orbit was Flight 2 going to?
Polar Orbit (PO), a test flight mission.