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Destination: Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Mission: Test Flight

Sun-Synchronous Orbit Orbital Launch Pad Andøya Spaceport

First flight of the Isar Spectrum launch vehicle.

Updates

Cosmic_Penguin • March 24, 2025, noon

Holding for weather.


Nosu • March 24, 2025, 12:56 p.m.

March 24th attempt scrubbed. Moving to next launch opportunity pending official confirmation.


Cosmic_Penguin • March 25, 2025, 6:48 a.m.

NET March 26.


Cosmic_Penguin • March 25, 2025, 3:55 p.m.

NET March 27 per new NOTAMs.


Cosmic_Penguin • March 26, 2025, 6:10 p.m.

NET March 28.


Spectrum

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Configuration:

Spectrum is a small launch vehicle developed by German company Isar Aerospace.

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Specifications
  • Stages
    2
  • Length
    28.0 m
  • Diameter
    2.0 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    2.5 m
  • Launch Mass
  • Thrust
    675.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Spectrum
  • Family
  • Variant
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Spectrum
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
  • Low Earth Orbit
    1000.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
    700.0 kg

Isar Aerospace

Isar Aerospace

(ISAR)

CEO: Daniel Metzler Founded: 2018 Successes: 0 Failures: 1 Pending: 4

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Isar Aerospace is a German aerospace company based in Munich, Germany. The company was founded in 2018.

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