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Isar Aerospace, Rocket Factory Augsburg, Latitude, and PLD Space have signed an initial feasibility agreement to operate their rockets from the facility for a minimum of ten years.
The Vega-C rocket has successfully flown, while Isar Aerospace's Spectrum has completed only one test flight, which ended in a crash shortly after launch.
Contracts between ESA and Isar Aerospace have secured two missions with the Spectrum launch vehicle from the Andøya Space Center in Norway.
On August 27, 2025, the European Space Agency (ESA) awarded launch service contracts for three launches to Avio and two launches to Isar Aerospace as part of its Flight Ticket Initiative.
Isar Aerospace will perform its two launches from the Andøya Space Port in Norway.
Isar Aerospace attempted an orbital launch of its Spectrum rocket from Norway in March and suffered a loss of attitude control about 30 seconds after liftoff, with the rocket falling into nearby waters.
Isar Aerospace raised an additional €150 million from Eldridge Industries to scale up production of Spectrum with the near-term goal of a second Spectrum test flight before the end of the year.
ESA selected five companies to advance in the European Launcher Challenge on July 7, 2025: Isar Aerospace, MaiaSpace, Orbex, PLD Space, and Rocket Factory Augsburg.
Isar Aerospace raised an additional €150 million from US investor Eldridge Industries to scale up production of Spectrum with a near-term goal of a second Spectrum test flight before the end of 2025.
Isar Aerospace attempted an inaugural orbital flight of its Spectrum rocket from Norway in March 2025 and suffered a loss of attitude control about 30 seconds after liftoff, resulting in the rocket falling into adjacent waters.
ESA selected five companies to advance on July 7: Isar Aerospace, MaiaSpace, Orbex, PLD Space, and Rocket Factory Augsburg.
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 claims to be the first European commercial space company to launch an orbital rocket from Continental Europe.
Isar Aerospace's founders previously worked on rocket engines in the WARR student research group at TUM.
Isar Aerospace is part of a class of European startups aiming to reach orbit with launch vehicles in the coming years.
Isar Aerospace conducted the first test flight of its launch vehicle Spectrum on March 31, 2025.
Isar Aerospace's chief commercial officer Stella Guillen acknowledged that Europe is behind in the space launch market.
Isar Aerospace has raised over 400 million euros in funding to date.
Isar Aerospace was founded in 2018 by graduates of the Technical University of Munich (TUM).