Author Topic: FAILURE : Astra Rocket 3.2 - Kodiak - December 15, 2020 (20:55 UTC) (Read 55894 times)

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #20 on:** 12/14/2020 05:33 pm »

https://twitter.com/astra/status/1338552294632091649

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🚀Launch update: due to weather, our next opportunity will be on Tuesday, Dec 15th

zubenelgenubi · « **Reply #21 on:** 12/15/2020 05:06 pm »

Now less than 1 hour to the launch window open; no update from Astra.
(An update Tweet may only come 15 minutes before launch.)

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #22 on:** 12/15/2020 06:00 pm »

Launch window is now open. No word from Astra yet.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #23 on:** 12/15/2020 07:42 pm »

https://twitter.com/astra/status/1338947241180983296

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We've entered terminal count! T-15 minutes

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #24 on:** 12/15/2020 07:51 pm »

https://twitter.com/astra/status/1338949761257205761

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We are GO for launch! T-5 minutes

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #25 on:** 12/15/2020 07:55 pm »

https://twitter.com/Astra/status/1338950746235006977

"Rocket is on internal control. T-60 seconds"

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #26 on:** 12/15/2020 07:56 pm »

https://twitter.com/astra/status/1338950928041345024

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T-0 LIFT OFF!

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #27 on:** 12/15/2020 07:57 pm »

https://twitter.com/Astra/status/1338951096014794752

"T+1m MAX-Q!!!!!"

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #28 on:** 12/15/2020 07:57 pm »

https://twitter.com/astra/status/1338951314311503874

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #29 on:** 12/15/2020 07:58 pm »

https://twitter.com/Astra/status/1338951452929138688

"STAGE SEPARATION CONFIRMED!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

ncb1397 · « **Reply #30 on:** 12/15/2020 07:59 pm »

No way...

lrk · « **Reply #31 on:** 12/15/2020 08:00 pm »

Now, did the upper stage engine actually fire?

Rocketdog2116 · « **Reply #32 on:** 12/15/2020 08:01 pm »

Taking an awful long time to confirm stage two ignition. This sudden pause in updates is not promising.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #33 on:** 12/15/2020 08:01 pm »

Yes, but was it under power or on a ballistic trajectory?

https://twitter.com/Astra/status/1338952225175957504

"KARMAN LINE PASSED!!!!!!!"

Rocketdog2116 · « **Reply #34 on:** 12/15/2020 08:01 pm »

I spoke too soon go go go

lrk · « **Reply #35 on:** 12/15/2020 08:03 pm »

Quote from: Steven Pietrobon on 12/15/2020 08:01 pm

https://twitter.com/Astra/status/1338952225175957504

"KARMAN LINE PASSED!!!!!!!"

Doesn't absolutely imply that the upper stage is actually firing, but the number of exclamation points indicates that things are probably still working to plan

Citabria · « **Reply #36 on:** 12/15/2020 08:03 pm »

No more updates. They wore out their exclamation point.

Rocketdog2116 · « **Reply #37 on:** 12/15/2020 08:06 pm »

My bet is made it to space but not orbit. They didn't call ignition or fairing sep. And didn't say if it was under power to pass the Karman line. Plus if it took 5 minutes to get there it had to be super shallow unless they got too excited to post.

Jrcraft · « **Reply #38 on:** 12/15/2020 08:06 pm »

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It ignited

https://twitter.com/SciGuySpace/status/1338952612972998657

lrk · « **Reply #39 on:** 12/15/2020 08:07 pm »

Should be SECO around now if it did fire successfully...