Astra SpaceAstra Rocket 3Launch Pad 3B, Pacific Spaceport Complex, Alaska, USA

STP-27AD1

Launched

August 28, 2021

Launch Failure

Summary

STP-27AD1 launched on an Astra Space Astra Rocket 3 from Launch Pad 3B, Pacific Spaceport Complex, Alaska, USA on August 28, 2021. The mission failed. It was Astra Space's 3rd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 6,120th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Astra Rocket 3 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO).

Watch: Astra Rocket 3 STP-27AD1The Space Devs
Astra Test Flight (Launch Vehicle 0006)NASASpaceflight
SCRUB: Astra Test Flight Scrubbed (Launch Vehicle 0006)NASASpaceflight
Vehicle: Astra Rocket 3 · Astra Space
Booster: No booster details on record.
Mission: Test Flight · Polar Orbit (PO)
Milestone: 3rd Astra Rocket 3 flight · 1st this yearAstra Space's 3rd launch1st this yearhumanity's 6,120th orbital launch attempt83rd orbital launch attempt this year

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About this launch

Space Force test payload contracted through the Defense Innovation Unit’s Other Transaction Agreement with Astra Space.

Pad

Launch Pad 3B, Pacific Spaceport Complex, Alaska, USA

3rd launch from Launch Pad 3B, 1st this year · 6th from Pacific Spaceport Complex, Alaska, USA

5 launches from this pad · 9 from Pacific Spaceport Complex, Alaska, USA

256 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Updates

Launch terminated after Max-Q.

Nosu · Aug 28, 2021 · source

Show 5 earlier updates

Now targeting NET 22:00 UTC
Nosu · 8/28/2021 · source
Now targeting NET 21:45 UTC
Nosu · 8/28/2021 · source
New attempt today confirmed.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/28/2021 · source
Launch date confirmed by Astra. Window per latest FAA ATCSCC advisory.
Nosu · 8/27/2021 · source
Adding launch
Nosu · 8/5/2021 · source

Questions

When did STP-27AD1 launch?

STP-27AD1 launched on August 28, 2021. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch STP-27AD1?

Coverage: Astra Rocket 3 STP-27AD1; Astra Test Flight (Launch Vehicle 0006); SCRUB: Astra Test Flight Scrubbed (Launch Vehicle 0006). Watch the replay

What rocket launched STP-27AD1?

Astra Rocket 3, flown by Astra Space. Astra Rocket 3 spec sheet

Where did STP-27AD1 launch from?

Launch Pad 3B, Pacific Spaceport Complex, Alaska, USA.

What orbit was STP-27AD1 going to?

Polar Orbit (PO), a test flight mission.