Spectrum

In-active

Isar Aerospace (ISAR)

March 30, 2025

Description

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

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

Private
CEO: Daniel Metzler
ISAR 2018

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

Upcoming Spaceflights


Spectrum | Flight Two

Isar Aerospace | Germany
Andøya Spaceport
TBD January, 2026
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:

Second test flight of the Isar Spectrum launch vehicle, carrying several cubesats as part of the European Space Agency's “Boost!” program.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Spectrum | ΣYNDEO-3

Isar Aerospace | Germany
Andøya Spaceport
TBD December, 2026
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:

ΣYNDEO-3 is a satellite built by Redwire Corporation for the European Union/European Space Agency (ESA)’s In-Orbit Demonstration and In-Orbit Validation Programme (IOD/IOV), which will carry 10 different technological demonstration payload from institutions of Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and the European Commission. The satellite is built on Redwire's Hammerhead spacecraft platform.

Low Earth Orbit
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Spectrum | Tom & Jerry

Isar Aerospace | Germany
Andøya Spaceport
TBD December, 2026
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:

Two satellites designed to demonstrate rendezvous and capture operations essential for Infinite Orbits's in-orbit servicing capabilities.

Low Earth Orbit
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Spectrum | Cassini

Isar Aerospace | Germany
Andøya Spaceport
TBD December, 2026
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:

Three small satellites hosting payloads for companies across Europe as part of the ESA-European Union IOD (In-Orbit Demonstration) and IOV (In-Orbit Verification) programs.

Low Earth Orbit
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Spectrum | SEOPS LaunchLock Prime

Isar Aerospace | Germany
Andøya Spaceport
TBD December, 2028
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:

Dedicated multi-customer payload ride-share launch mission managed by U.S.-based integration and mission services provider SEPOS.

Low Earth Orbit
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Spectrum | AOS-Demo & Precursor

Isar Aerospace | Germany
Andøya Spaceport
TBD December, 2028
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:

Two satellites for the Norwegian Space Agency’s Arctic Ocean Surveillance (AOS) program. AOS-Demo will be built by thr Norwegian engineering company Eidel to demonstrate maritime monitoring technologies. AOS-Precursor will be built by Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace as the first operational satellite of the system to track maritime activities in the Arctic.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Spectrum | Maiden Flight

Isar Aerospace | Germany
Andøya Spaceport
March 30, 2025, 10:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

First flight of the Isar Spectrum launch vehicle.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Atlas V 551
Success
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Space Launch Complex 41 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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Long March 4B
Success
10 hours, 48 minutes ago
Ziyuan-3-04
Launch Complex 9 - Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

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Falcon 9
Success
1 day, 8 hours ago
Starlink Group 6-82
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.


Falcon 9
Success
2 days, 8 hours ago
Starlink Group 15-12
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

A batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.


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Success
2 days, 10 hours ago
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