U.S. commercial-space company developing the Rocket 4 tactically responsive launch system and manufacturing Astra Satellite Engines for satellite operators and spacecraft builders.
U.S. commercial-space company developing the Rocket 4 tactically responsive launch system and manufacturing Astra Satellite Engines for satellite operators and spacecraft builders.
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Astra customers & supported companies
NASA— customer / mission user · mission user2 connectionsTell me more
Astra has had contracts and launches supporting NASA payloads and small-satellite missions; corporate summaries and supplier listings cite NASA among government customers Astra serves with launch services.
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Astra has conducted or planned launches for NASA payloads, including Venture Class Launch Services (VCLS) missions and TROPICS CubeSats (around 2022), plus plans to deploy NASA's first satellite in orbit.
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Spaceflight— launch services2 connectionsTell me more
Astra provided launch integration support for Spaceflight smallsat rideshare missions.
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Astra provided launch services for Spaceflight's rideshare mission (LV0009, March 2022), successfully delivering 22 satellites including payloads for NearSpace Launch and Portland State University.
Astra signed a deal to supply satellite engines to LeoStella (announced around August 2022) for integration into satellites, including support for Airbus OneWeb Satellites programs.
Spire Global contracted Astra in August 2021 to launch LEO satellites for its LEMUR CubeSat constellation, with launches planned for 2022/2023.
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Internalized capabilities
Apollo Fusion— acquired capability · program partner / internal customer (post acquisition) · 1 more roles4 connectionsTell me more
Astra acquired Apollo Fusion in 2021, integrating its electric propulsion technology and manufacturing capabilities to develop and produce the Astra Spacecraft Engine (Hall-effect thruster) in-house.
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Following Astra’s acquisition, Apollo Fusion’s propulsion technology was intended to power Astra’s satellite bus and spacecraft platforms; Astra described incorporating Apollo Fusion engines into its vertically integrated spacecraft product roadmap.
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Apollo Fusion's ACE propulsion systems were integrated into Astra's satellite buses as part of vertical integration; acquisition completed 2021 with ongoing use and marketing of the capability by Astra.
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Astra acquired Apollo Fusion in June 2021 and internalized Apollo Fusion’s electric-propulsion capabilities into Astra’s spacecraft/satellite platform efforts, enabling Apollo Fusion technology to be integrated into Astra’s vertically integrated spacecraft and satellite bus plans.
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Government awards & missions
Apogee Parent— take-private-acquirer-and-parent-companyTell me more
Apogee Parent acquired Astra's outstanding public shares and became Astra's parent in the completed take-private transaction. · Founder-led take-private transaction; Apogee Parent was formed to consummate the merger and was owned by long-term Astra investors, including Chris Kemp and Adam London.
Astra's closing announcement directly identifies Apogee Parent as the acquirer and confirms the completed transaction.
investment organization
Pacific Spaceport Complex – Alaska— launch-site-userTell me more
Astra used Pacific Spaceport Complex – Alaska in Kodiak for Rocket 3.3 missions, including the Space Force-associated LV0006 mission. · Mobile launch operations from Kodiak, Alaska.
Astra's mission record names PSCA as the LV0006 launch site.
facility
STP-S29B— launch-providerTell me more
Astra was selected to launch the STP-S29B mission on Rocket 4 under a Space Force OSP-4 task order. · Category 2 Mission Assurance launch of an ESPA-class space vehicle and additional CubeSats for the DoD Space Test Program.
Astra's award announcement explicitly names STP-S29B, Rocket 4, payload class, and mission-assurance scope.
mission context
TROPICS— mission-launch-providerTell me more
Astra was contracted to launch pairs of NASA TROPICS CubeSats on three Rocket 3.3 launches; the first launch did not deliver its payloads to orbit. · Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of SmallSats, a tropical-cyclone science mission.
NASA describes the exact launch scope and the June 2022 upper-stage failure.
mission context
NASA— launch-services-contractorTell me more
Astra contracted to provide launch services to NASA, including three TROPICS launches and eligibility for future VADR task orders. · TROPICS CubeSat constellation launches; Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) IDIQ launch-services contract.
NASA records the three-launch TROPICS award, while Astra and NASA identify Astra as a VADR provider.
government agency
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