Astra
updated 12 days ago
American small-lift orbital rocket
Astra's Rocket 3 was a US small-lift launcher with a brutal run — five failures in seven 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 July 2024 amid dwindling cash. That June 2022 flight was its last.
We track every Astra launch.
Service since 2018
2018 to 2027
2018 first flight 2020 peak (3 launches)
- launches
- 10
- success
- 40%
- upcomingnone with a date yet
- 1
Astra launch activity
Past launches and what's coming up
Full launch history
| 2027 | ||||
2027 | Astra mission (TBA) USA • Astra • Astra 4 | |||
Today | ||||
| 2022 | ||||
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 | |||
| 2021 | ||||
Nov 20, 2021 | STP-27AD2 USA • Astra • Astra 3.3 | |||
Aug 28, 2021Failure | STP-27AD1 USA • Astra • Astra 3.3 | |||
| 2020 | ||||
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 | |||
| 2018 | ||||
Nov 29, 2018 | Rocket 2.0 USA • Astra • Astra Rocket 2.0 | |||
Jul 20, 2018 | Rocket 1.0 USA • Astra • Astra Rocket 1.0 | |||