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Spectrum rocket achieves orbit: First private launch from continental Europe

On the evening of September 5, 2026, a German-built rocket lifted off from a pad above the Arctic Circle in Norway and kept climbing until it wasn't coming back down — making Germany's Isar Aerospace ...
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Spectrum Misses Again as Isar Goes Silent: Six Days, Three Contracts, No Orbit Yet

Isar Aerospace's Spectrum rocket was grounded for the seventh consecutive time on Friday, September 4, when wind speeds of approximately 24 knots forced a scrub at Andøya Spaceport in northern Norway ...
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Germany’s First All-German Satellite-Rocket Deal Rests on an Unproven Launch Vehicle

Planet Labs Germany and Isar Aerospace announced on July 2 a strategic agreement to fly a German-built Pelican Earth-observation satellite on Isar's German-built Spectrum rocket — a national first ...
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Planet and Isar Aerospace Partner to Launch First German-Built Satellite-Rocket Mission

The partnership marks a major step toward German sovereign space capabilities, with a German-built satellite launching on a German-built rocket planned within 12 months of agreement The Pelican is ...
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Isar Aerospace to Launch Second Spectrum Rocket By Jan. 23

German launch vehicle developer Isar Aerospace has announced plans for the second launch attempt of its Spectrum rocket. Sandwiched between Jan. 21 and 23, the brief launch window will mark the second ...