# Astra

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

## People

* Astra (name)

## 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), an Indian Kannada-language action drama film
* Astra (2012 film), a Bengali film
* Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association
* ASTRA Awards, annual awards presented by the Australian subscription television industry
* Astra, a character in the TV series Ultraman Leo

### Music

* Astra Chamber Music Society, a Melbourne, Australia concert organization, formed in 1951
* Astra (band), an American psychedelic and progressive rock band
* Astra (album), a 1985 release by Asia
* Astra, a 1990 composition by Charles Wuorinen

## Sports

* FC Astra Giurgiu, a Romanian football club, currently playing in Liga I
* Astra Krotoszyn, a Polish sports club
* Astra Giurgiu, 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), software to organize digital broadcasting services for TV operators and broadcasters, etc.

## Transportation
### Automobiles

* Astra (1920 automobile), an American automobile built by American company Dorris Motors
* Astra (1922 automobile), a French cyclecar made by E Pasquet
* Astra (1930 automobile), an automobile shown by Belgian company Automobiles Astra, but never produced
* Astra (1954 automobile), a microcar built by British Anzani until 1959
* Astra Veicoli Industriali, an Italian truck manufacturer, a subsidiary of IVECO
* Astra Bus, a bus manufacturer based in Romania
* Opel Astra, also known as the Chevrolet Astra and Saturn Astra, a small family car
** Vauxhall Astra, a small family car sold as a rebadged Opel Kadett and later an Opel Astra
** Holden Astra, 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, a French airship and aeroplane manufacturer
* Astra Airlines, an airline based in Thessaloniki, Greece

### Government

* Federal Roads Office, a Swiss government agency

### Rail

* Astra Rail Industries, a Romanian rail vehicle manufacturer

### Spaceflight

* Association in Scotland to Research into Astronautics, a Scottish space advocacy group
* Astra (American spaceflight company), a US launch service provider with its rocket Astra
* ASTRA program, a German future launcher technology research program from 1995 to 2005
* SES Astra, a subsidiary of SES that owns and operates communications satellites
* Astra (satellite), a family of satellites operated by SES S.A. through SES Astra

## Military and weaponry

* Astra (weapon), a supernatural weapon in Hindu mythology
* Astra (missile)
* Astra-Unceta y Cia SA Spanish weapons manufacturer

## Other uses

* Astra (beer)
* Astra (horse)
* Astra AB, former international pharmaceutical company based in Sweden
* Astra International, Indonesian conglomerate
* ASTRA (reactor), Adaptierter Schwimmbecken-Typ-Reaktor Austria, a type of nuclear reactor
* American Specialty Toy Retailing Association
* Transylvanian Association for Romanian Literature and the Culture of the Romanian People (abbreviated as ASTRA in Romanian)
* ASTRA, a branch of Altrusa International, Inc
* AstraSat, a former South African satellite television service