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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The main and upper stages for the second flight of the Spectrum rocket have arrived at Isar Aerospace's launch pad.
Isar Aerospace is gearing up for pre-flight testing of the Spectrum rocket.
Isar Aerospace's Spectrum rocket stages for the second flight have arrived at the launch facility in Norway.
Isar Aerospace is eager to return to the launch pad soon after the first flight's failure.
Isar Aerospace launched the inaugural flight of its 28-metre, two-stage Spectrum rocket on 30 March.
On 13 November, Isar Aerospace announced it had returned to its launch facilities at the Andøya Spaceport in Norway in preparation for the second flight.
In September, Isar Aerospace's Vice President of Mission and Launch Operations, Alexandre Dalloneau, stated that necessary corrective actions had been implemented.
UNIO was established in 2022 as a joint venture between Isar Aerospace, Reflex Aerospace, Mynaric, and SES.
HyImpulse is one of the best-capitalized European launch companies after Isar Aerospace and PLD Space.
Isar Aerospace reported a mass-to-orbit of 0 kg with a known percentage of 100%.
Isar Aerospace has signed a launch agreement with R-Space as part of the European Space Agency Marketplace program.
Isar Aerospace will launch two payloads for R-Space under the signed agreement.
Germany’s Isar Aerospace announced a launch service agreement with Austrian satellite manufacturer R-Space to fly two satellites aboard Isar’s Spectrum rocket in the latter half of 2024.
Domestic small-launch providers such as Rocket Factory Augsburg, Isar Aerospace, and HyImpulse are likely to receive increased support from the funding.
Isar Aerospace has yet to reach orbit, with its test flight in March flying for just 30 seconds before crash-landing in the sea.
On 24 September, Isar Aerospace announced that it had been selected by R-Space to carry the first two GreenBox satellites aboard a Spectrum launch in the second quarter of 2026.
Isar Aerospace offers launch services for transporting small and medium-sized satellites and satellite constellations into Earth orbit.
The cooperation between Isar Aerospace and R-Space was enabled by the European Space Agency’s Marketplace initiative under the ScaleUp programme.
Isar Aerospace will launch two R-Space satellites aboard its ‘Spectrum’ launch vehicle in 2026 from Andøya Spaceport.
Isar Aerospace and R-Space have signed a launch service agreement as part of the European Space Agency (ESA) Marketplace program.