Astra
updated 6 days ago
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.
Service since 2018
2018 to 2026
2018 first flight 2020 peak (3 launches)
- launches
- 10
- success
- 40%
- upcoming
- 1
Astra Launch Activity
Past launches and what's coming up
Full Launch History
2026 Q3 | Astra mission (TBA) USA • Astra • Astra 4 |
Jun 12, 2022Failure | TROPICS x 2 USA • Astra • Astra 3.3 |
Mar 15, 2022 | S4 Crossover USA • Astra • Astra 3.3 |
Feb 10, 2022Failure | VCLS Demo-2A USA • Astra • Astra 3.3 |
Nov 20, 2021 | STP-27AD2 USA • Astra • Astra 3.3 |
Aug 28, 2021Failure | STP-27AD1 USA • Astra • Astra 3.3 |
Dec 15, 2020Failure | Rocket 3.2 USA • Astra • Astra 3 |
Sep 12, 2020Failure | Rocket 3.1 USA • Astra • Astra 3 |
Mar 23, 2020Precluded | Rocket 3.0 USA • Astra • Astra Rocket 3.0 |
Nov 29, 2018 | Rocket 2.0 USA • Astra • Astra Rocket 2.0 |
Jul 20, 2018 | Rocket 1.0 USA • Astra • Astra Rocket 1.0 |