AT-Astra and Others (Spectrum Flight 3)

Overview

Destination: Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Mission: Technology

Sun-Synchronous Orbit Orbital Launch Pad Andøya Spaceport

Third test flight of the Isar Spectrum launch vehicle. This launch will carry various satellites including R-Space’s AT-Astra/IOD-01, which will perform in-orbit demonstrations for ENPULSION, SUNBOOSTER GmbH, and Synopsis Planet.

Updates

Cosmic_Penguin • Oct. 29, 2026, 9:51 p.m.

NET November 26, TBC. (launch window lasts till February 17)


Cosmic_Penguin • June 26, 2026, 5:18 a.m.

Added launch.


Spectrum

Family:
Configuration:

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

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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
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  • Variant
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  • Alias
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  • Full Name
    Spectrum
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
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  • Low Earth Orbit
    1000.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    ―
  • Direct Geostationary
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  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
    700.0 kg

Isar Aerospace

Isar Aerospace

(ISAR)

CEO: Daniel Metzler Founded: 2018 Successes: 1 Failures: 1 Pending: 9

Agency Type:

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

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Isar Aerospace Could Launch Third Spectrum Rocket as Early as 26 November

German launch company Isar Aerospace could attempt the third flight of its Spectrum rocket from Andøya Spaceport in Norway as early as 26 November, according to an aviation notice published on 28 October. The notice, published by Norwegian…

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