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 headquartered near Munich, Germany.
Isar Aerospace closed a $291.6 million Series D funding round to scale orbital launch capacity for government and commercial customers worldwide.
Isar Aerospace has signed a Letter of Intent with Maritime Launch Services to add Spaceport Nova Scotia in Canada as a second launch site.
The launch window for Isar Aerospace’s Mission Onward and Upward from Andøya Space runs from June 15 through June 21.
Isar Aerospace’s qualification flight Mission Onward and Upward will carry five CubeSats and one experiment for ESA’s Boost! Program.
Isar Aerospace will use the new capital to expand serial production of its Spectrum launch vehicle.
Isar Aerospace's teams are analyzing new data to isolate the root cause of the fluid-system anomaly.
Isar Aerospace stood down from its June 16, 2026 launch attempt.
Isar Aerospace is standing down from today's launch attempt for Spectrum because of off nominal behavior in the vehicle's fluid systems.
Isar Aerospace's teams are analyzing new data to isolate the root cause of the fluid-system issue.
Isar Aerospace is still detecting off-nominal behavior in the vehicle's fluid systems.
Isar Aerospace is targeting no earlier than 15 June 2026 for the launch of its Onward and Upward mission.
The launch window for Isar Aerospace’s Onward and Upward mission opens at 22:00 CEST on 15 June 2026.
Isar Aerospace is standing down from today’s launch attempt.
The launch window for Isar Aerospace’s Onward and Upward mission opens at 20:00 UTC on 15 June 2026.
The launch of Isar Aerospace’s Onward and Upward mission is subject to weather, safety, and range infrastructure conditions.
Isar Aerospace is developing Spectrum, an orbital launcher for the European small and medium satellite market.
Isar Aerospace’s teams are analyzing new data to isolate the root cause of the fluid-system issue.
Isar Aerospace is standing down from today’s launch attempt because of off-nominal behavior in the vehicle’s fluid systems.
Isar Aerospace teams are analyzing new data to isolate the root cause of the fluid-system anomaly.