Isar Aerospace launch site at Andøya Spaceport

Workers at Andøya Spaceport, located at Nordmela on the Norwegian island of Andøya. The first launch from the new spaceport will be Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum for which the launch pad, payload integration facilities and launch and mission control have been finalised.

European launch service company Isar Aerospace has established a partnership with Andøya Spaceport to  launch small satellites from Andøya using Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum launch vehicle. Isar Aerospace is supported through ‘Boost!’ - ESA's programme to support the development, deployment and use of commercial space transportation services in Europe.

Isar Aerospace’s two-stage launch vehicle Spectrum will be around 28 m tall, 2 m in diameter and its ten engines will launch payloads of up to 1000 kg to low Earth orbit.