Astra Rocket

Rocket 3 is Astra's small, low-cost launcher, designed for mass production. Only two of its seven flights between 2020 and 2022 reach orbit, and after its last flight loses two of NASA's TROPICS satellites, Astra retires it.

Launches

7

Success rate

29%

5 failures

First flight

12 September 2020

Maiden Flight

Last flight

12 June 2022

TROPICS-1

Builder

Astra

Height

11.6 m

Diameter

1.3 m

Stages

2

Propellants

Kerosene / LOX

Payload to LEO

100 kg

Payload to SSO

25 kg