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September 7, 2026
Isar Aerospace achieves first launch to orbit from continental Europe
By ESA
Quick Summary
German company Isar Aerospace successfully reached orbit with their Spectrum launcher, lifting off from Andøya Spaceport in Norway at 21:12 BST/22:12 CEST on 5 September 2026.
Related Launch: Onward and Upward
Second test flight of the Isar Spectrum launch vehicle. This launch will carry 5 cubesats and 1 non-separable experiment as part of European Space Agency (ESA)'s “Boost!” program: * CyBEEsat (TU Berlin) * TriSat-S (University of Maribor) * Platform 6 (EnduroSat) * FramSat-1 (NTNU) * SpaceTeamSat1 (TU Wien Space Team) * Let It Go (Dcubed, non-separable experiment)
- Rocket
- Spectrum
- Pad
- Orbital Launch Pad, Andøya Spaceport
- Status
- Launch Successful
- Date
- September 5, 2026
Source: ESA
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