This is a replay of the live stream. The upper stage engine shut down early, causing a mission failure.
Launch window: 12:00 - 2:00 pm EDT (16:00 - 18:00 UTC)
Launch site: SLC-46, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
Destination: Low Earth Orbit
A commercial small satellite launch vehicle developed by Astra will launch the first pair of small CubeSats for NASA’s TROPICS mission. The Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats, or TROPICS, mission will measure environmental and inner-core conditions for tropical cyclones. Delayed from April.
Thanks to NASASpaceflight and Chris Bergin for the coverage.
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