Isar Aerospace is a German aerospace manufacturer and launch service provider founded in 2018. They are developing "Spectrum," a two-stage, liquid-fueled rocket designed to launch small to medium-sized satellites (up to 1,000 kg) into low Earth orbit. Isar Aerospace operates launch sites in Andøya, Norway and intends to launch from Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana and has secured contracts with customers like Airbus Defence and Space and the Norwegian Space Agency. The company's key investors include the NATO Innovation Fund, Earlybird, Airbus Ventures, and Lakestar.
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Isar Aerospace has partnered with German maritime defence company TKMS to establish a sovereign Canadian launch capability.
The Isar Aerospace agreement with Maritime Launch Services is intended to expand Isar Aerospace’s launch services to mid- to high-inclination orbits for commercial and government clients.
Isar Aerospace and TKMS committed significant investment to building a Canadian launch complex.
The agreement will allow Isar Aerospace to expand its launch services to cover mid- to high-inclination orbits for commercial and government clients.
The Maritime Launch Services agreement will allow Isar Aerospace to expand its launch services to cover mid- to high-inclination orbits for commercial and government clients.
Isar Aerospace launched Spectrum once in March 2025, and the flight failed less than 30 seconds after liftoff.
Isar Aerospace has signed an agreement with Maritime Launch Services to conduct launches from Maritime Launch Services’ planned spaceport in Nova Scotia.
Isar Aerospace and Maritime Launch Services are collaborating to develop orbital launch readiness at Spaceport Nova Scotia in Canada.
Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum launch vehicle can deploy commercial and defence payloads of up to 1,000 kilograms into mid- to high-inclination and polar orbits.
Maritime Launch Services and Isar Aerospace signed a letter of intent on May 26, 2026, to pursue sovereign orbital launch readiness from Nova Scotia.
ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems and Isar Aerospace proposed a sovereign space launch complex in Nova Scotia if TKMS wins the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project contract.
TKMS and Isar Aerospace plan a significant investment in a Canadian space launch complex as part of TKMS’s CPSP bid.
The TKMS and Isar Aerospace announcement references high-skilled jobs in Nova Scotia.
ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems and Isar Aerospace aim to create a sovereign Canadian space launch capability through their cooperation.
TKMS has linked the Isar Aerospace partnership to its bid to supply Canada with 12 new submarines.
Isar Aerospace has partnered with German maritime defence company TKMS to help establish a sovereign Canadian launch capability.
Isar Aerospace will establish a local Canadian entity and work with small and medium-sized local businesses to build a sovereign Canadian satellite launch capability.
Isar Aerospace is developing Spectrum, a two-stage liquid-fuelled rocket.
ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems announced cooperation with Isar Aerospace one day before Hanwha Ocean and Reaction Dynamics signed their memorandum of understanding.
Isar Aerospace attempted the first orbital launch of its Spectrum rocket in March, and the vehicle failed and crashed near its launch pad in Andøya, Norway, shortly after liftoff.