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Dr. Alfredo Carpineti

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Dr. Alfredo Carpineti

Senior Staff Writer & Space Correspondent

Alfredo (he/him) has a PhD in Astrophysics on galaxy evolution and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces.

Senior Staff Writer & Space Correspondent

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Astra's launch vehicle. Image Credit: Astra Space

Astra's launch vehicle. Image Credit: Astra Space

If you want your fix of space launches today is your lucky day. NASA Spaceflight is streaming the launch of the Astra LV0009 rocket from Astra Space which will take three satellite payloads in Sun-synchronous orbit. This is a special polar orbit (going through the poles) that allows the satellites to pass over the same point of the planet at the same solar mean time throughout the year. 

To get into polar orbit, companies are choosing to launch from high latitudes, and Astra Space has a spaceport in Kodiak, Alaska. Launch Window opens on March 14 at 16:22 UTC or 9:22 local time and it is in collaboration with the company Spaceflight. 

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[h/t: Space.com]


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