Isar Aerospace: Commercial (Germany), launches, rockets and satellites

2Orbital launches

2All launches (incl. suborbital)

0Satellites in orbit

0Satellites built

1Rockets / spacecraft

Isar Aerospace is a commercial company based in Germany, founded in 2018. Our records show 2 orbital launches and 1 rockets or spacecraft.

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Products

Rockets and spacecraft

Name	Type	Status	First flight	Launches	To low orbit
Spectrum	Rocket	Active	2025	2 (1 failed)	1,000 kg

Activity

Orbital launches per year

2526

Last 15 years. Peak: 1 launches in one year.

Recent launches

Date	Mission	Vehicle	Site	Result
5 Sep 2026	Onward and Upward	Spectrum	AND	Success
30 Mar 2025	Going Full Spectrum	Spectrum	AND	Failure

In the news

Recent headlines

Isar Aerospace Soars to Orbit On Historic Second Launch Space Scout · 7 Sep 2026
Isar Aerospace achieves first launch to orbit from continental Europe ESA · 7 Sep 2026
Isar Aerospace achieves first launch to orbit from continental Europe ESA · 7 Sep 2026
Isar Aerospace Completes First Successful Spectrum Flight European Spaceflight · 6 Sep 2026
Isar Aerospace achieves first launch to orbit from continental Europe ESA · 5 Sep 2026
Isar Aerospace attempts launch of Spectrum rocket after months of delays NASASpaceflight · 5 Sep 2026
Isar Aerospace Calls Off 4 September Spectrum Launch Attempt European Spaceflight · 4 Sep 2026
Isar Aerospace Could Attempt Second Spectrum Flight as Early as 4 September European Spaceflight · 3 Sep 2026
ESA Awards €544 Million in European Launcher Challenge Contracts European Spaceflight · 27 Aug 2026
Germany Considers Dedicated Launch Facility for its Armed Forces European Spaceflight · 28 Jul 2026

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Provenance

Where this comes from

This entry merges 2 sources: Launch Library 2 · GCAT (J. McDowell)
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Launch and satellite data: Jonathan McDowell's GCAT (CC BY 4.0) and CelesTrak. Rockets, spacecraft and agencies: Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs and Wikidata. News headlines link to their publishers via the Spaceflight News API and RSS feeds. Records come from several sources and are matched automatically, so treat the directory as a research aid, not an authority. How the data is built and checked.