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Source: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/3\/15\/22979303\/astra-rocket-successful-launch-lv0009-kodiak-alaska<\/a>
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Space startup Astra successfully returned to launch today, a little more than a month after its last launch failed mid-flight. Taking off from Kodiak, Alaska, Astra\u2019s LV0009 rocket deployed the satellites it was carrying into orbit for three commercial companies<\/a>, marking the company\u2019s first successful commercial mission.<\/p>\n

There was a brief moment during the flight, however, where it seemed like today\u2019s mission might have been a failure. Soon after reaching orbit, the vehicle was supposed to deploy the satellites it was carrying (except for one that was to remain attached to the rocket). However, Astra did not immediately receive confirmation that the payloads had deployed and ended its livestream of the flight before getting word about the fate of the satellites. One of the hosts of the livestream explained that the rocket was \u201cfar down range\u201d of the company\u2019s ground station for communicating with the vehicle.<\/p>\n

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