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2mo ago

Isar Aerospace Delays Second Spectrum Test Launch After Valve Issue

The scrub pauses the startup’s first payload mission intended to demonstrate a private European route to orbit.

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Die "Spectrum"-Rakete von Isar Arerospace beim Aufstellen auf der Abschussrampe in Norwegen.
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Ottobrunn – Der deutsche Raketenhersteller Isar Aerospace muss einen Testflug verschieben.

Overview

  • Isar Aerospace called off the attempt after detecting a pressure valve problem at the Andøya launch site and said a new date will follow shortly.
  • The launch window had been set to open at 21:00 CET on January 21 before the company stood down hours in advance.
  • The mission, dubbed Onward and Upward, was to carry five cubesats and an experiment while validating key rocket systems under flight conditions.
  • The first Spectrum flight in March 2025 was aborted roughly 30 seconds after liftoff, with the vehicle brought down safely into the sea.
  • The company cites years of bookings, EU and ESA contracts, and ongoing factory expansion near Munich, with five additional rockets already in production.