Update for Feb. 6: Astra is now aiming to introduce its very first Rocket mission from Florida no earlier than Monday, Feb. 7, during a launch window that runs from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. EST (1800-2100 GMT) after calling off a Saturday effort due to a launch variety radar system issue.Update: We are working with the variety on the next launch chance for @NASAs ELaNa 41 mission, which is NET Mon., Feb. 7. Protection will start at 60 minutes prior to liftoff.Video: Watch Astras Rocket 3.2 launch on its 1st successful flightAstra, which was founded in 2016, intends to snag a large portion of the small-satellite launch market with its line of mass-produced, ever-evolving and cost-effective rockets. Saturdays launch will develop on that current success, notching a number of additional turning points if all goes according to strategy: ELaNa 41 will be Astras very first orbital objective from the Lower 48 states and its very first flight to bring operational satellites.Those spacecraft are four tiny cubesats flying by means of NASAs Educational Launch of Nanosatellites (ELaNa) initiative.An Astra rocket stands poised to introduce the ELaNa 41 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
Update for Feb. 6: Astra is now aiming to introduce its first Rocket mission from Florida no earlier than Monday, Feb. 7, throughout a launch window that runs from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. EST (1800-2100 GMT) after calling off a Saturday attempt due to a launch range radar system issue.Update: We are working with the range on the next launch opportunity for @NASAs ELaNa 41 mission, which is NET Mon., Feb. 7. Protection will begin at 60 minutes prior to liftoff.Video: Watch Astras Rocket 3.2 launch on its 1st effective flightAstra, which was founded in 2016, intends to snag a big part of the small-satellite launch market with its line of mass-produced, cost-effective and ever-evolving rockets. Saturdays launch will build on that recent success, notching several extra milestones if all goes according to strategy: ELaNa 41 will be Astras very first orbital objective from the Lower 48 states and its first flight to bring functional satellites.Those spacecraft are four small cubesats flying through NASAs Educational Launch of Nanosatellites (ELaNa) initiative.An Astra rocket stands poised to release the ELaNa 41 objective from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.