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Astra SpaceAstra Rocket 3Launch Pad 3B, Pacific Spaceport Complex, Alaska, USA
Maiden Flight
Launched
September 12, 2020
Summary
Maiden Flight launched on an Astra Space Astra Rocket 3 from Launch Pad 3B, Pacific Spaceport Complex, Alaska, USA on September 12, 2020. The mission failed. It was Astra Space's 1st launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,993rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Astra Rocket 3 flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Astra Rocket 3 · Astra Space
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Astra Rocket 3 flightAstra Space's 1st launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,993rd orbital launch attempt71st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
About this launch
This is the first orbital attempt of Astra Space small satellite launch vehicle. Rocket carries no payload for this flight.
Pad
Launch Pad 3B, Pacific Spaceport Complex, Alaska, USA
1st launch from Launch Pad 3B, 1st this year · 4th from Pacific Spaceport Complex, Alaska, USA
5 launches from this pad · 9 from Pacific Spaceport Complex, Alaska, USA
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Pacific Spaceport Complex, Alaska, USAOpen in maps
Questions
When did Maiden Flight launch?
Maiden Flight launched on September 12, 2020. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Maiden Flight?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Maiden Flight?
Astra Rocket 3, flown by Astra Space. Astra Rocket 3 spec sheet
Where did Maiden Flight launch from?
Launch Pad 3B, Pacific Spaceport Complex, Alaska, USA.
What orbit was Maiden Flight going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a test flight mission.