Technology
S4 CROSSOVER is a technology demonstration mission to obtain flight heritage testing for a prototype payload host platform. It will test supporting future payloads, including a Globalstar transmitter and an Iridium transceiver, as well space environmental instruments to characterize the radiation and plasma densities to which the payloads will be exposed. S4 CROSSOVER is self powered and operates independently of the Astra second stage to which it is permanently attached. Re-manifested from SXRS-6 / Transporter-3, OreSat0 is a fully open source CubeSat satellite system built from scratch by students at Portland State University. Slated to be Oregon’s first satellite, the 1U CubeSat provides flight heritage for the modular, expandable, open source, and education-friendly OreSat bus. OreSat0 paves the way for OreSat, a NASA CSLI program 2U CubeSat with a global climate science and STEM outreach mission.
Orbital Attempt
#6,209
AS Mission
#6
Pad Launch
#5
Location Launch
#8
Designator
2022-026
Mar 15, 2022, 4:22 PM
1 update
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.
Length
11.6 m
Diameter
1.32 m
Thrust
140 kN
LEO Capacity
100 kg
SSO Capacity
25 kg
Launch Cost
$3M
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
2020
Fastest Turnaround
1mo 2d
Total Launches
7
Successful
2
Failed
5
Consecutive Success
0
Maiden flight: Sep 12, 2020
S/C separation confirmed and signals received by clients.
SourceLiftoff of LV0009 for the Astra Spaceflight-1 mission
SourceScrubbed due to weather violations.
SourceWebcast live
SourceNew launch time.
SourceMoving to TBD March pending FAA license.
SourceNET March 14
SourceNET March 13 15:22 UTC
SourceMoving to March TBD pending news from Astra about the ELaNa 41 launch failure investigation.
Delayed by eight days per latest USCG Local Notice to Mariners.
SourceAdding launch NET February 20, 14:30-15:30 UTC.
SourceAstra 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.
Founded
2005
Administrator
CEO: Chris Kemp
Total Launches
7
Successful
2
Failed
5
Pending
1
Consecutive Success
0
The Pacific Spaceport Complex – Alaska (PSCA), formerly known as the Kodiak Launch Complex (KLC), is a dual-use commercial and military spaceport for sub-orbital and orbital launch vehicles. The facility is owned and operated by the Alaska Aerospace Corporation, a corporation owned by the Government of Alaska, and is located on Kodiak Island in Alaska.
Timezone
America/Anchorage
Local Launch Time
Mar 15, 2022, 8:22 AM
Total Launches
9
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
57.4353, -152.3400