Isar Aerospace lofts Spectrum into orbit — first fully commercial European launch
German company Isar Aerospace on Saturday launched its two-stage Spectrum rocket into low-Earth orbit from Andøya Spaceport in Norway. The flight, which reached orbit seven minutes after liftoff at 20:12 UTC (10:12 local), makes Spectrum the first fully commercial European launch vehicle to attain orbit.
- Isar Aerospace on Saturday launched its Spectrum rocket into low-Earth orbit from Andøya Spaceport.
- The vehicle lifted off at 20:12 UTC (10:12 local) and reached orbit seven minutes after liftoff.
