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's founders previously worked on rocket engines in the WARR student research group at TUM.
Isar Aerospace conducted the first test flight of its launch vehicle Spectrum on March 31, 2025.
Isar Aerospace has raised over 400 million euros in funding to date.
The next two rockets are already under construction at Isar Aerospace.
Daniel Metzler, Josef Fleischmann, and Markus Brandl are the founders of Isar Aerospace.
Isar Aerospace was founded in 2018 by graduates of the Technical University of Munich (TUM).
Isar Aerospace CEO Daniel Metzler stated that they gathered terabytes of flight data during the launch.
Isar Aerospace's chief commercial officer Stella Guillen acknowledged that Europe is behind in the space launch market.
Isar Aerospace claims to be the first European commercial space company to launch an orbital rocket from Continental Europe.
The Spectrum rocket was developed by Isar Aerospace.
Thomas F. Hofmann is the president of TUM and commented on Isar Aerospace's achievements.
Isar Aerospace aims to transport small and medium-sized satellites into orbit from Western Europe.
The additional 95,000,000 EUR for ESA’s Boost! program is intended to assist HyImpulse, Isar Aerospace, and Rocket Factory Augsburg as they prepare to compete in the European Launcher Challenge.
The German government allocated 95,000,000 EUR to ESA’s Boost! program on 2024-12-19 to support German launch companies HyImpulse, Isar Aerospace, and Rocket Factory Augsburg.
Isar Aerospace will use the 15,000,000 EUR in Boost! funding for testing for the first two flights of its Spectrum small launch vehicle.
Isar Aerospace chief commercial officer Stella Guillen considers the additional Boost! funding only a first step and advocates that institutions and governments shift from funding development to becoming frequent customers.
ESA extended the Boost! contracts with HyImpulse, Isar Aerospace, Orbex and Rocket Factory Augsburg on 2024-11-19.
Isar Aerospace previously planned to conduct the first Spectrum launch before the end of the year but has not provided recent updates on launch preparations.
ESA is extending contracts with HyImpulse, Isar Aerospace, Orbex and Rocket Factory Augsburg worth a combined 44,220,000 EUR through its Boost! program to assist in integrated testing of their launch vehicles.
Isar Aerospace received 15,000,000 EUR in additional Boost! funding.