Astra (Latin for "stars") may refer to:

People

Astra (name) Astra is a unisex given name. People with the name include: Given name * Astra Biltauere (born 1944), Latvian volleyball player * Astra Blair (born 1932), British opera singer * Astra Clément-Bayard, French manufacturer of dirigibles * Astra Desmo ...

Places

* Astra, Chubut, a village in Argentina * Astra (Isauria), a town of ancient Isauria, now in Turkey * Astra, one suggested name for a hypothetical fifth planet that became the asteroid belt

Entertainment

* Astra (Marvel Comics), the name of two otherwise unrelated Marvel Comics characters from 1977 and 1999, respectively * Astra (DC Comics) *

Astra (2000 film) ''Astra'' () is a 2000 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed by Anand P. Raju and starring Devaraj, B. C. Patil, Ragasudha and Chaithali. The film was released to mixed reviews. Plot Sharath is an electrical engineer. His wife Dr. ...

, an Indian Kannada-language action drama film * ''Astra'' (2012 film), a Bengali film *

Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association The Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association (ASTRA) is the peak industry body representing the subscription media industry in Australia. ASTRA's main activities are to represent the industry with government, regulators and the ...

ASTRA Awards The ASTRA Awards were the annual awards for the Australian subscription television industry. According to the Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association (ASTRA), the awards "recognise the wealth of talent that drives the Austr ...

, annual awards presented by the Australian subscription television industry * Astra, a character in the TV series ''

Ultraman Leo is a Japanese ''tokusatsu'' television show and the sixth Ultraman show (or the seventh if ''Ultra Q'' is included) in the ''Ultra Series''. Produced by Tsuburaya Productions, ''Ultraman Leo'' was aired between April 12, 1974, and March 28, 1975, ...

Music

* Astra Chamber Music Society, a Melbourne, Australia concert organization, formed in 1951 *

Astra (band) Astra is a rock band from San Diego, California. Their sound is in the style of the 1970s progressive rock and psychedelic rock, and includes a variety of synthesizers, mellotron and long jams. History Astra was formed in San Diego in 2001 by R ...

, an American psychedelic and progressive rock band * ''Astra'' (album), a 1985 release by Asia * ''Astra'', a 1990 composition by

Charles Wuorinen Charles Peter Wuorinen (, ; June 9, 1938 – March 11, 2020) was an American composer of contemporary classical music based in New York City. He also performed as a pianist and conductor. Wuorinen composed more than 270 works: orchestral music, c ...

Sports

FC Astra Giurgiu Asociația Fotbal Club Astra Giurgiu (), commonly known as Astra Giurgiu or simply Astra, was a Romanian football club last based in the city of Giurgiu, Giurgiu County. Founded in 1921 in Ploiești as ''Clubul Sportiv Astra-Română'', it spe ...

, a Romanian football club, currently playing in Liga I * Astra Krotoszyn, a Polish sports club *

Astra Giurgiu Asociația Fotbal Club Astra Giurgiu (), commonly known as Astra Giurgiu or simply Astra, was a Romanian football club last based in the city of Giurgiu, Giurgiu County. Founded in 1921 in Ploiești as ''Clubul Sportiv Astra-Română'', it spe ...

, a Romanian sports club * Los Angeles Astra, a women's ultimate team in the Western Ultimate League (WUL)

Software

* Trillian Astra, a codename for a version of Trillian instant messaging (IM) client *

Astra (software) {{Infobox software , name = Astra , author = Andrey Dyldin , developer = Cesbo Ltd. , latest release version = 4.4 ({{start date, 2015, 07, 25) 5.64 ({{start date, 2018, 11, 22) , programming language = ANSI C , operating system = Linux , g ...

, software to organize digital broadcasting services for TV operators and broadcasters, etc. *

Astra Linux Astra Linux is a Russian Linux-based computer operating system (OS) that is being widely deployed in the Russian Federation to replace Microsoft Windows. Initially it was created and developed to meet the needs of the Russian army, other armed f ...

Transportation

Automobiles

Astra (1920 automobile) The Astra was an American automobile manufactured in 1920. The car was built by a subsidiary concern of Dorris Motors Corporation, and was shown that year in its native St. Louis, Missouri. It featured a wheelbase, a Le Roi four-cylinder engin ...

, an American automobile built by American company Dorris Motors *

Astra (1922 automobile) The Astra was a small French cyclecar made by E Pasquet in Paris. The automobile was manufactured only in 1922. Features It had a twin-cylinder two-stroke engine of 496 cc. It featured independent suspension Independent suspension is any autom ...

, a French cyclecar made by E Pasquet *

Astra (1930 automobile) The Astra was a Belgian car made by Automobiles Astra in 1930. It is considered a textbook example of car design Copyright infringement, piracy, as the 1100 cc S.C.A.P.-engined car that made its debut at the 1930 Brussels Motor Show was an alm ...

, an automobile shown by Belgian company Automobiles Astra, but never produced *

Astra (1954 automobile) The Astra, Little Horse, was an English automobile, car built by a subsidiary of Anzani, British Anzani of Hampton Hill, Middlesex from 1954 until 1959. At Pound sterling, GBP348 it claimed to be the smallest and cheapest four-wheeler on the Brit ...

, a microcar built by British Anzani until 1959 *

Astra Veicoli Industriali Astra Veicoli Industriali S.p.A. (Anonima Sarda TRAsporti) is an Italian company that produces trucks, heavy transport vehicles and military vehicles. Astra was privately founded in 1946 in Cagliari, and since 1986 has been part of Iveco. In 195 ...

, an Italian truck manufacturer, a subsidiary of IVECO *

Astra Bus Astra Bus is a bus manufacturer based in Arad, Romania. The company was established in 1996, splitting from Astra Vagoane Arad, a company specialized in manufacturing railroad cars. Since 2003, it is part of the Cefin Holding Group and their p ...

, a bus manufacturer based in Romania *

Opel Astra The Opel Astra is a compact car/ small family car ( C-segment) developed and produced by the German automaker Opel since 1991, currently at its sixth generation. It was first launched in September 1991 as a direct replacement to the Opel Kade ...

, also known as the Chevrolet Astra and Saturn Astra, a small family car **

Vauxhall Astra The Vauxhall Astra is a compact car/small family car (C-segment) that has been sold by Vauxhall Motors, Vauxhall since 1980. Over its eight generations, it has been made at several GM/Opel/Stellantis plants around Europe - however most versio ...

, a small family car sold as a rebadged Opel Kadett and later an Opel Astra **

Holden Astra The Holden Astra is a small car formerly marketed by Holden. The first couple of generations of Astra were made only for Australia, and was a derivative of the locally produced Nissan Pulsar. With the Button car plan coming into effect, it was r ...

, a small family car sold as a rebadged Nissan Pulsar and later an Opel Astra

Aviation

* IAI Astra, an Israel Aircraft Industries-manufactured twin-engine business jet * A Handley Page Hinaidi prototype, later used for barnstorming in England under the name ''Astra'' * Stellar Astra, an American ultralight trike design * Ultralight Engineering Astra, an ultralight aircraft *

Société Astra ''Société Astra des Constructions Aéronautiques'' was a major French manufacturer of balloons, airships, and aeroplanes in the early 20th century. It was founded in 1908 in aviation, 1908 when Henri Deutsch de la Meurthe purchased Édouard Su ...

, a French airship and aeroplane manufacturer * Astra Airlines, an airline based in Thessaloniki, Greece

Government

Federal Roads Office The Federal Roads Office (FEDRO) is a Swiss federal office responsible for road infrastructure and private road transport. Background Created in 1998, the office is attached to the Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy an ...

, a Swiss government agency

Rail

* Astra Rail Industries, a Romanian rail vehicle manufacturer

Spaceflight

Association in Scotland to Research into Astronautics The Association in Scotland To Research into Astronautics (ASTRA), is a membership-based society that concerns itself with all matters related to space research. Its current center of operations is in the Scottish city of Glasgow and it is affi ...

, a Scottish space advocacy group *

Astra (American spaceflight company) Astra Space, Inc., formerly known as Ventions, LLC from 2005 - 2016, is an American space company based in Alameda, California, with facilities in Sunnyvale, California and Atwater, California. The company was initially an aerospace technolo ...

, a US launch service provider with its rocket Astra *

ASTRA program Liquid Fly-back Booster (LFBB) was a German Aerospace Center's (DLR's) project concept to develop a liquid rocket booster capable of Reusable launch system, reuse for Ariane 1 in order to significantly reduce the high cost of space transportati ...

, a German future launcher technology research program from 1995 to 2005 *

SES Astra SES Astra SA was a corporate subsidiary of SES, based in Betzdorf, in eastern Luxembourg, that maintained and operated the Astra series of geostationary communication satellites between 2001 and 2011. Formed in 1985 as Société Européenne ...

, a subsidiary of SES that owns and operates communications satellites *

Astra (satellite) Astra is the brand name for a number of geostationary communication satellites, both individually and as a group, which are owned and operated by SES, a global satellite operator based in Betzdorf, in eastern Luxembourg. The name is also u ...

, a family of satellites operated by SES S.A. through SES Astra

Military and weaponry

Astra (weapon) An () is a supernatural weapon in Hindu epics. It is presided over by a specific deity and imbued with spiritual and occult powers. The term came to denote any weapon that was released from the hand (such as an arrow), compared to holding it (suc ...

, a supernatural weapon in Hindu mythology *

Astra (missile) Astra (Sanskrit: "Weapon") is an Indian family of all weather beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for the Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy. Multiple varian ...

, an Indian beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile *

Astra-Unceta y Cia SA Astra Unceta y Cía was a Spanish weapons manufacturer founded on 17 July 1908, under the name Esperanza y Unceta by Juan Esperanza and Pedro Unceta. Initially based in Eibar, the centre of the Basque Country (greater region), Basque arms indus ...

, Spanish weapons manufacturer

Other uses

* Astra (beer) *

Astra (horse) Astra (foaled January 25, 1996, in Kentucky) was an American Thoroughbred Glossary of North American horse racing#Racemare, racemare who won four Graded stakes race, Grade I races on Grass, turf. Background She was bred and raced by Allen E. Pau ...

Astra AB Astra AB was a former international pharmaceutical company headquartered in Södertälje, Sweden. Astra was formed in 1913 and merged with the British Zeneca Group in 1999 to form AstraZeneca. Product development was focused on therapeutics for ga ...

, former international pharmaceutical company based in Sweden *

Astra International Astra International, Tbk. is an Indonesian conglomerate controlled by Jardine Cycle & Carriage. It was founded in 1957 by Tjia Kian Tie, Liem Pen Hong with the name of PT Astra International Incorporated. It is Southeast Asia's largest independ ...

, Indonesian conglomerate *

ASTRA (reactor) ASTRA (Adaptierter Schwimmbecken-Typ-Reaktor Austria, English translation: Adapted swimming pool-type reactor Austria) was a type of nuclear research reactor built in Seibersdorf, Austria near Vienna, at the site of the former Austrian Reactor Cent ...

, Adaptierter Schwimmbecken-Typ-Reaktor Austria, a type of nuclear reactor *

American Specialty Toy Retailing Association The American Specialty Toy Retailing Association (ASTRA) is an organization of manufacturers, manufacturers representatives, distributors and retailers of specialty toys (as compared to mass market product). The American Specialty Toy Retailin ...

Transylvanian Association for Romanian Literature and the Culture of the Romanian People The Transylvanian Association for Romanian Literature and the Culture of the Romanian People (, ASTRA) is a cultural association founded in 1861 in Sibiu (Hermannstadt). It had an important role in the cultural life and the movement of national ...

(abbreviated as ASTRA in Romanian) * ASTRA, a branch of

Altrusa International, Inc Altrusa International, Inc (Altrusa) is an international non-profit organization focused on community service. It was founded in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1917 by Dr. Alfred Durham as a chain of national clubs for business and professional women. H ...

AstraSat AstraSat was the South African Broadcasting Corporation's satellite television service that existed between 1996 and 1998. AstraSat carried SABC's three terrestrial television networks and two additional free-to-air channels that were aimed at be ...

, a former South African satellite television service