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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Astroscale Holdings selected Isar Aerospace to launch its ELSA-M orbital debris removal demonstration mission no earlier than 2027.
Isar Aerospace is building a new 40,000-square-metre headquarters near Munich.
Astroscale’s UK subsidiary signed a launch contract with Isar Aerospace for the ELSA-M mission on 13 March.
Isar Aerospace will conduct multiplier launches of Spectrum before carrying the ELSA-M demonstrator.
The new Isar Aerospace headquarters near Munich will have the capacity to produce up to 40 Spectrum rockets per year once complete.
Isar Aerospace said the multiplier launches will enhance the reliability of the Spectrum launch vehicle.
Isar Aerospace attempted an orbital launch of its Spectrum rocket in March and the rocket failed and crashed near its launch pad at Andøya, Norway shortly after liftoff.
Isar Aerospace plans a second launch attempt for March 19.
PLD Space’s €180 million Series C is smaller than Germany’s Isar Aerospace’s €220 million Series C, which is the largest such round by a European launch startup to date.
Isar Aerospace initially closed a €155 million tranche of its Series C round.
After integration at Exolaunch’s Berlin headquarters with satellite developers and Isar Aerospace’s mission management team, the EXOpod Nova loaded with satellites was delivered to Andøya Spaceport for final integration with the Spectrum vehicle.
The Onward and Upward mission will launch on Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum vehicle from Andøya Spaceport in Norway on 19 March 2026.
Isar Aerospace won the first microlauncher competition run by the German Aerospace Center (DLR) under ESA’s Boost! program, enabling selection of the payloads for the upcoming flight.
Exolaunch has integrated five satellites for Isar Aerospace’s Onward and Upward mission.
Isar Aerospace is preparing a second flight of Spectrum from Andøya, expected no earlier than 19 March.
Exolaunch integrated the five satellites at its Berlin headquarters together with the satellite developers and Isar Aerospace’s Mission Management team.
The "Onward and Upward" mission will use Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum launch vehicle on its second flight.
Exolaunch integrated five customer satellites ahead of their launch on Isar Aerospace’s "Onward and Upward" mission.
Isar Aerospace’s March 2025 flight from Andøya lasted less than a minute before the vehicle splashed down into the sea and exploded on impact.
Andøya Space in Norway hosted an orbital launch attempt by Isar Aerospace that launched its Spectrum rocket from the site in March 2025.