Space startup Astra aims to reach orbit for the 1st time today. Here's how to watch live.

By Mike Wall 1 day ago

Astra is expected to target a 6:30 p.m. EDT (2230 GMT) liftoff of its Rocket 3.3 today (Aug. 28).



Update for 6 p.m. EDT on Aug. 28: The launch window is now expected to open at 6:30 p.m. EDT (2230 GMT) on Aug. 28.

Update for 4 p.m. EDT on Aug. 28: The launch window is now expected to open at 5:45 p.m. EDT (2145 GMT) on Aug. 28.

Update for 1:20 p.m. EDT on Aug. 28: Astra announced via Twitter that the next launch attempt for Rocket 3.3 will come today (Aug. 28), with the window expected to open at 5 p.m. EDT (2100 GMT).

Update for 6:30 p.m. EDT on Aug. 27: Astra's Rocket 3.3 aborted its orbital test launch at the last second today (Aug. 27). Astra has not yet announced when the next attempt will be; daily launch opportunities run through Sept. 11.

Update for 4 p.m. EDT: Astra is targeting a 5 p.m. EDT (2100 GMT) launch for today's Rocket 3.3 launch of a test payload for the U.S. military. Today's launch window runs through 8 p.m. EDT (0000 GMT).

This story was also updated at 4:45 p.m. EDT on Aug. 27 with new details about the mission — for example, that the payload is a mass simulator that will not be deployed.

California startup Astra aims to reach satellite orbit for the first time ever this afternoon (Aug. 28), and you can watch the milestone mission live.

Astra's Launch Vehicle 006, also known as Rocket 3.3, is scheduled to lift off from the Pacific Spaceport Complex on Alaska's Kodiak Island during a two-week window that runs from today through Sept. 11.

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