Less Than 9 Months After 1st Test Flight: Isar Aerospace Clears Final Tests for 2nd Spectrum Launch

Less than nine months after Spectrum’s first test flight, Isar Aerospace has completed stage testing and is preparing for its second launch from the company’s dedicated launch complex at Andøya Space in Norway. Both of the vehicle’s stages passed 30-second integrated static fire tests, validating vehicle readiness for final integration and launch operations. 

“We are building more than rockets, we are building the capability for nations to access and sustain space on their own terms,” said Daniel Metzler, CEO and Co-founder of Isar Aerospace. “Rapid iteration is how you win in this domain. Being back on the pad less than nine months after our first test flight is proof that we can operate at the speed the world now demands.” 

Isar Aerospace’s rapid pace, advancing Europe’s ability to deploy and sustain critical space infrastructure, is powered by a vertically integrated, automated production system built to deliver launch capability at scale from European soil. Spectrum is designed and manufactured almost entirely inhouse, with the infrastructure to produce more than 30 vehicles per year in its new 40,000 square-meter facility near Munich.