Astra reaches orbit for the first time with LV0007 launch The | Great Space
Astra reaches orbit for the first time with LV0007 launch The rocket reached orbit in about nine minutes
Astra is now on the list of privately-owned space companies that have successfully reached orbit. Its Launch Vehicle 0007 (LV0007), which was carrying a test payload for the US military, took off from the Pacific Spaceport Complex in Kodiak Island, Alaska on Saturday at 1:16AM ET. Following a smooth liftoff, the 43-foot rocket achieved orbit around nine minutes later at 500km above Earth.
