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Astra Rocket 3

Astra Space · Astra Rocket · RETIRED

Astra Rocket 3 is an expendable launch vehicle built by Astra Space. It stands 11.6 m tall, lifts 100 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 12 September 2020. It has flown 7 times with 2 successes, a success rate of 28.6%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.

Specification

Vehicle spec sheet

ON FILE
Height11.6 m
Diameter1.3 m
Payload to LEO100 kg
Payload to GTONOT ON FILE
Maiden flight12 September 2020
ReusableNo, expendable
Launch cost$2.5M
StatusRETIRED

As listed by Launch Library 2. The cost is Launch Library’s figure, not a quoted price. Figures for rockets outside the sixty most-flown were last read on 2026-11-05.

Flight record

Reliability

ON RECORD
Total flights7
Successful2
Failed5
Success rate28.6%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0
Variant3

About Astra Rocket 3

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.

Upcoming flights

Manifest

EMPTY

Astra Rocket 3 is retired, and no flight is filed.

All upcoming launches

From NASA's public image library and Wikimedia Commons. Each photo shows the credit its licence asks for and links back to where it came from.

First NASA ISINGLASS rocket launch
First NASA ISINGLASS rocket launchNASA · public domainWikimedia Commons ↗
Astra Rocket 3.0 flight 1 launch campaign 37
Astra Rocket 3.0 flight 1 launch campaign 37DARPA · public domainWikimedia Commons ↗
Astra Rocket 3.0 flight 1 launch campaign 59
Astra Rocket 3.0 flight 1 launch campaign 59DARPA · public domainWikimedia Commons ↗

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Common questions

How many times has Astra Rocket 3 flown?
7 times, with 2 successes and 5 failures.
What is Astra Rocket 3's success rate?
28.6%. That's 2 successful flights out of 7 attempts.
How much can Astra Rocket 3 lift to orbit?
Launch Library 2 lists Astra Rocket 3 at 100 kg to low Earth orbit.
Is Astra Rocket 3 reusable?
No. Launch Library 2 lists Astra Rocket 3 as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.