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 (film), a 2012 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.

Automobiles

 * Astra (1920 automobile), built by American company Dorris Motors
 * Astra (1922 automobile), French cyclecar made by E Pasquet
 * Astra (1930 automobile), shown by Belgian company Automobiles Astra, but never produced
 * Astra (1954 automobile), built by British Anzani until 1959
 * Astra Veicoli Industriali, Italian truck manufacturer, a subsidiary of IVECO
 * Astra Bus, a bus manufacturer based in Romania
 * Vauxhall Astra, British GM brand since 1979, originally a version of the Opel Kadett
 * Holden Astra, Australian version of the Nissan Pulsar, 1984–1989; version of the Opel Astra since 1995
 * Opel Astra, produced since 1991; also known as the Chevrolet Astra and Saturn Astra

Aviation

 * IAI Astra, 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, American ultralight trike design
 * Ultralight Engineering Astra, ultralight aircraft
 * Société Astra, French airship and aeroplane manufacturer
 * Astra Airlines, an airline based in Thessaloniki, Greece

Rail

 * Astra Rail Industries, a Romanian rail vehicle manufacturer
 * Astra Vagoane Călători, a passenger rail and tram cars manufacturer in Arad, Romania

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