Astra

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American small-lift orbital rocket

Astra's Rocket 3 was a US small-lift launcher with a brutal record — seven failures in nine flights, including the June 2022 mission that lost two NASA weather satellites to a second-stage failure. The company cancelled the line, pivoted to Rocket 4, then went private in early 2024 amid dwindling cash, and hasn't flown since.

We track every Astra launch.

Servicesince 2018

20182022

2018·first flight◇2020·peak (3 launches)

launches: 10
success: 40%
upcoming: —

Full Launch History


Jun 12, 202217:43:00 UTCFailure	TROPICS x 2 USA•Astra•Astra 3.3	Astra	Astra 3.3	Failure
Mar 15, 202216:22:00 UTC	S4 Crossover USA•Astra•Astra 3.3	Astra	Astra 3.3	Success
Feb 10, 202220:00:00 UTCFailure	VCLS Demo-2A USA•Astra•Astra 3.3	Astra	Astra 3.3	Failure
Nov 20, 202106:16:00 UTC	STP-27AD2 USA•Astra•Astra 3.3	Astra	Astra 3.3	Success
Aug 28, 202122:35:00 UTCFailure	STP-27AD1 USA•Astra•Astra 3.3	Astra	Astra 3.3	Failure
Dec 15, 202020:55:00 UTCFailure	Rocket 3.2 USA•Astra•Astra 3	Astra	Astra 3	Failure
Sep 12, 202003:19:00 UTCFailure	Rocket 3.1 USA•Astra•Astra 3	Astra	Astra 3	Failure
Mar 23, 202000:00:00 UTCPrecluded	Rocket 3.0 USA•Astra•Astra Rocket 3.0	Astra	Astra Rocket 3.0	Precluded
Nov 29, 201800:00:00 UTC	Rocket 2.0 USA•Astra•Astra Rocket 2.0	Astra	Astra Rocket 2.0	Success
Jul 20, 201800:00:00 UTC	Rocket 1.0 USA•Astra•Astra Rocket 1.0	Astra	Astra Rocket 1.0	Success