Astra Rocket 3

In-active

Astra Space (AS)

Sept. 12, 2020

Description

Astra Rocket 3.0 is the third version and first orbital version of Astra Space's small satellite launch vehicle. It is designed to carry 100kg in LEO.

Specifications

Stages
2
Length
11.6 m
Diameter
1.32 m
Fairing Diameter
―
Launch Mass
―
Thrust
140.0 kN

Family

Name
Astra Rocket 3
Family
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Variant
3
Alias
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Full Name
Astra Rocket 3

Payload Capacity

Launch Cost
$2500000
Low Earth Orbit
100.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
―
Direct Geostationary
―
Sun-Synchronous Capacity
25.0 kg

Astra Space

Commercial

CEO: Chris Kemp

AS 2005

Astra Space is a launch vehicle company based in San Francisco, California, that develops pump-fed, liquid bipropellant propulsion engines for DARPA and NASA as well as their Astra Rocket launch vehicle.

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