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 added $75,000,000 to its Series B round in July 2021.
Isar Aerospace plans a second factory that would ultimately be able to produce up to one Spectrum rocket per week.
Isar Aerospace has a 2023-01-25 agreement with Spaceflight Inc. for one dedicated Spectrum launch and an option for a second launch.
The Series C funding will allow Isar Aerospace to continue investing in developments for new initiatives and products and to further build its vertical integration and automated production capabilities that lower rocket manufacturing costs.
Exotrail signed a contract in November with Isar Aerospace for multiple launches of an orbital transfer vehicle called spacevan that is part of the spacedrop service.
The spacevan vehicle will use Exotrail’s electric thrusters to transport payloads to their designed orbits after launch on Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum rocket.
Since its founding in 2018, Isar Aerospace has raised more than $180,000,000 in private funding and attracted international commercial and institutional customers.
Isar Aerospace is working towards the first test flight of Spectrum, which is planned for 2023.
Isar Aerospace is working towards the first test flight of Spectrum, which is planned for 2023.
Isar Aerospace was founded in 2018 and has raised more than $180,000,000 in private funding.
Spaceflight secured one dedicated launch on Isar Aerospace to a sun-synchronous orbit in 2026 launching from Andøya, Norway.
Isar Aerospace was working toward a first test flight of Spectrum planned for 2023.
The agreement between Spaceflight and Isar Aerospace includes an option for an additional dedicated launch in 2025 that could use a launchpad Isar is developing at the Guiana Space Center near Kourou, French Guiana.
Spaceflight has until April 2024 to exercise Isar Aerospace’s 2025 launch option.
Isar Aerospace plans to ramp up Spectrum launch cadence up to 10 launches per year in the short and middle term after a successful test flight and to work towards performing 30–40 launches per year in the long term.
Isar Aerospace signed a multi-launch services agreement with Spaceflight Inc.
Isar Aerospace’s first and second Spectrum missions aim to carry European payloads selected through a competition run by the German space agency DLR.
The 2026 Isar Aerospace mission booked by Spaceflight is slated to lift off from Isar’s launchpad in Andøya, Norway to sun-synchronous orbit.
Since its founding, Isar Aerospace has raised more than $180,000,000 in private funding.
Spaceflight secured one dedicated launch on Isar Aerospace for 2026 to Sun-synchronous orbit departing from Andøya, Norway.