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 is preparing for the second flight of its two-stage Spectrum rocket, with launch opportunities from 21 to 23 January.
In May 2021, Isar Aerospace was announced as one of two second-round winners of the challenge, securing €11 million in funding.
Isar Aerospace's second flight of the Spectrum rocket is dubbed 'Onward and Upward' and is scheduled to occur no earlier than 21 January.
Σyndeo-3 is scheduled to launch from Andøya Space in Norway in Q4 2026 on Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum launch vehicle.
Contracts were awarded to ArianeGroup and Isar Aerospace for the development of their respective proposals from Phases 0/A through B1.
Isar Aerospace's proposal focuses on a reusable first stage that would be integrated into its Spectrum launch system.
Isar Aerospace's Spectrum rocket failed to reach orbit, exploding in a fireball less than a minute after launch.
Spectrum is designed and manufactured almost entirely in-house at Isar Aerospace.
Isar Aerospace completed stage testing and is preparing for its second launch from its dedicated launch complex at Andøya Space in Norway.
Isar Aerospace operates a vertically integrated, automated production system to deliver launch capability from European soil.
Isar Aerospace has infrastructure to produce more than 30 Spectrum vehicles per year in a new 40,000 square-meter facility near Munich.
Isar Aerospace has successfully completed static hotfire tests for the second stage of its Spectrum rocket.
Isar Aerospace has been selected as the preferred launch provider for the project from its facility at Andøya Space in Norway.
Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum rocket has not yet been successfully demonstrated.
The companies have selected Isar Aerospace as the preferred launch provider.
Isar Aerospace has signed a launch services contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to deliver the Syndeo-3 mission to orbit.
Isar Aerospace will carry out the launch from its dedicated launch complex at Andøya Space in Norway.
The European Space Agency has selected Isar Aerospace to launch the ΣYNDEO-3 mission.
Member states pledged €902.2 million as part of the European Launcher Challenge (ELC) to fund five launch companies: Germany's Isar Aerospace, Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA), France's Maiaspace, Spain's PLD Space, and the UK's Orbex.