Mission Name

NASA ELaNa 41

Launch Window

February 5-10, 2022

Launch Site

SLC-46, Cape Canaveral

Launch Vehicle

Rocket 3.3

Target Orbit

500 km, 41°

Mission Overview

Our objective was to successfully launch and deploy 4 spacecraft for NASA. This was Astra's first mission deploying satellites, first launch for NASA, and first launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

The ELaNa 41 mission is part of NASA's Venture Class Launch Services Demonstration 2 (VCLS Demo 2) contract under NASA's Launch Services Program (LSP).

Mission Timeline

All times are approximate

+0s

Lift-off

+6s

Begin Pitch Over

+1min 10s

Max-Q

+2min 50s

Main Engine Cutoff (MECO)

+2min 55s

Fairing separation

+3min 00s

Stage separation

+3min 05s

Upper stage ignition

+8min 30s

Second Engine Cutoff (SECO)

+8min 40s

Payload Deployment Signal

About Vehicle

Astra has developed one of the world's most responsive and affordable orbital launch systems. Rocket 3.3 is an expendable, vertically-launched two stage LOX/kerosene rocket, designed to fit inside a standard shipping container and built to dramatically lower the cost of access to space.

Rocket 3.3 consists of a first stage powered by five electric-pump-fed engines and an upper stage propelled by a single pressure-fed Aether engine.

Overall Length

43 feet

Diameter

52 inches

Specification

First Stage

Upper Stage

Engine Qty

Thrust per Engine

6,500 lbf SL

740 lbf vacuum

Total Thrust

32,500 lbf SL

740 lbf vacuum

Propellant

LOX / Kerosene

Launch Livestream