Launch Period for Isar Aerospace’s ‘Going Full Spectrum’ Mission – the Company’s Spectrum Rocket’s First Test Flight – Began Today
Subject to weather, safety and range infrastructure, the company is preparing to conduct the first test flight of launch vehicle Spectrum from Andøya Spaceport in Norway.
(Andøya Spaceport, Norway) Munich-based launch service provider Isar Aerospace – which provides services for small- and medium-sized satellites – initiated the launch period for the first test flight of its Spectrum rocket from Norway’s Andøya Spaceport – via its ‘Going Full Spectrum’ mission – today, on March 20th.
Photo of Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum rocket on the launch pad at Norway’s Andøya Spaceport ahead of its first test flight, the launch period of which began today (March 20th) courtesy of Isar Aerospace.
‘Going Full Spectrum’ will mark the first flight of an orbital launch vehicle from continental Europe; the mission will not include any customer payloads, per Isar.
Spectrum’s first test flight is subject to weather, safety and range infrastructure.
Privately-held Isar Aerospace received the permit for its first flight on Friday, March 14, when it was granted its Launch Operator License by the Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) for the test flight from Andøya Spaceport.
Granting of the NCAA license followed Isar’s February 14th completion of pre-flight stage testing operations with a 30-second integrated nine-engine static fire test of the Spectrum’ rocket’s Stage 1, which resulted in the qualification of the launch vehicle for flight.
Photo of Isar Aerospace co-Founders Daniel Metzler and Josef Fleischmann courtesy of Isar Aerospace.
Isar Aerospace and Co-Founder and CEO Daniel Metzler commented: “We are approaching the most important moment of our journey so far, and I would like to thank all our team, partners, customers and investors who have been accompanying and trusting us. In today’s geopolitical climate, our first test flight is about much more than a rocket launch: Space is one of the most critical platforms for our security, resilience and technological advancement. In the next days, Isar Aerospace will lay the foundations to regain much needed independent and competitive access to space from Europe.”
