Image credit: Isar Aerospace/Inside Outer Space screengrab
Intent on becoming a launch service provider for small and medium-sized satellites, the first flight of the Isar Aerospace booster ended in failure.
The Isar Aerospace mission “Going Full Spectrum” was the first flight of an orbital launch vehicle from continental Europe. The first test flight lifted off from Andøya Spaceport in Norway. The first test flight did not include any customer payloads.
Image credit: Isar Aerospace
Isar Aerospace was founded in 2018 and granted a Launch Operator License by the Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).
Go to livestream replay of the first test flight of Isar Aerospace at:
https://www.youtube.com/live/bykfQ3J4NNc?si=wOZ2MgshvyHEA33T
Image credit: Isar Aerospace/Inside Outer Space screengrab
In a post-liftoff posting, the company stated: “After ignition of its first stage and liftoff at 12:30 PM CEST, launch vehicle successfully cleared the launch pad, was terminated at T+30 seconds and fell directly into the sea in controlled manner.”
“First test flight met set goals, substantial amount of flight data and experience will pave the way for future missions. Launch pad at Andøya Spaceport remains intact. Spectrum launch vehicles #2 and #3 already in production.”
Image credit: Isar Aerospace
CEO and Co-founder Daniel Metzler:
“Our first test flight met all our expectations, achieving a great success. We had a clean liftoff, 30 seconds of flight and even got to validate our Flight Termination System. With this result, we feel confident to approach our second flight.”
For more information, go to:
https://isaraerospace.com/newsroom-first-test-flight