Andøya Space
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Sep 18, 2026
Stuart GaryHOST
[upbeat music] For the first time in history, a space launch from continental Europe has successfully reached orbit.
Stuart GaryHOST
The mission, by Germany's ISAR Aerospace's Spectrum rocket, was launched from Norway's Andøya Spaceport, north of the Arctic Circle, achieving a 500-kilometer by 180-kilometer high orbit.
Stuart GaryHOST
The launch follows months of delays caused by technical and safety issues, and it was only the second launch for the 28-meter-tall two-stage Spectrum rocket and followed a failed first test flight back in March 2025.
Stuart GaryHOST
All previous European orbital launches have either been from the European Space Agency's Kourou Space Center in French Guiana or from the Woomera Rocket Range in Outback, South Australia.
Tom PattonHOST
The privately built rocket has delivered satellites to orbit from continental Europe for the first time, and it happened on only the vehicle's second test flight.
Tom PattonHOST
ISAR Aerospace's two-stage Spectrum rocket lifted off from the company's launch complex at Andøya Space in Norway.
Tom PattonHOST
The onward and upward mission deployed payloads chosen through the Micro Launcher Competition, a program run by the German Space Agency at DLR and funded through the European Space Agency's BOOST initiative.
Tom PattonHOST
ISAR says it's still confirming the satellite's status with customers.
AveryHOST
Let's start at the beginning of the week, Monday, and the launch story of the week.
AveryHOST
On Friday the 5th at 12 minutes past 10:00 in the evening local time, a rocket called Spectrum lifted off from Andøya Spaceport in Northern Norway and reached orbit.
AveryHOST
Built by a Munich company, Isar Aerospace, and it's the first vehicle ever to reach orbit from Western European soil.
AnnaHOST
With a real payload, not a mass simulator.
AveryHOST
Monday, and the launch story of the week.
AveryHOST
On Friday the 5th at 12 minutes past 10 in the evening local time, a rocket called Spectrum lifted off from Andøya Spaceport in Northern Norway and reached orbit.
AveryHOST
Built by a Munich company, Isar Aerospace, and it's the first vehicle ever to reach orbit from Western European soil
AnnaHOST
With a real payload, not a mass simulator
John BatchelorHOST
History.
John BatchelorHOST
Andoya Spaceport, Norway.
John BatchelorHOST
The launch of ISAR rocket becomes the, I read from Bob's write-up, new European rocket startup to reach orbit.
John BatchelorHOST
The first ever.
Maria VarmazisCORRESPONDENT
This past Saturday, on September 5th, ISAR Aerospace of Germany made history with the first launch to orbit from the European continent.
Maria VarmazisCORRESPONDENT
ISAR's Spectrum rocket launched from Andøya Spaceport in Norway and successfully deployed six satellites to low Earth orbit.
Maria VarmazisCORRESPONDENT
Now, ISAR is a commercial space company with a large backing from the European Space Agency, and their successful launch from Norway means Europe will now have launch options much closer to home beyond the ESA spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
Maria VarmazisCORRESPONDENT
With the proven ability to launch to orbit from European soil with homegrown European rocketry, the push now is to scale up and increase launch cadence to meet growing demand from European customers.
Andrew MuellerHOST
Well, to space and another possible manifestation of Europe's growing understanding that the United States may be preoccupied for a while yet, writing phrases like Lake America and Gulf of America on padded walls with a crayon clutched in its toes.
Andrew MuellerHOST
This past weekend, German company Isar Aerospace launched from Norway's Andoya Spaceport, the first privately developed rocket to have hurtled Heavenwood from Europe.
Andrew MuellerHOST
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Andrew MuellerHOST
Tira, this is significant because Europe does lag hilariously behind the United States on commercial space stuff.
AnnaHOST
The rocket is called Spectrum.
AnnaHOST
It lifted off at 10.12 in the evening, Central European Time, on Friday the 5th, which is 6.12 on Saturday morning for those of us in Sydney, from Andoya Spaceport.
AveryHOST
And Andoya is where exactly?
AnnaHOST
Northern Norway, an island about 300 kilometers inside the Arctic Circle.
Alex G. OrphanosHOST
Now let's dive into the ISAR aerospace success.
Alex G. OrphanosHOST
Quoting Josef Aschbacher, Director General, I apologize if I brutalized your name, but the ESA Director General said, this is a historic launch from Andoya Spaceport in Norway, the first European launcher challenger to reach orbit, and Spectrum quite literally rose to the challenge and delivered its payloads in low Earth orbit.
Alex G. OrphanosHOST
Geraldine Naha, ESA Director of Space Transportation, was quoted as saying, All launches are special, but what ISAR Aerospace achieved today is historic.
Alex G. OrphanosHOST
The first European company to reach orbit with their own launch vehicle.
speaker_3NARRATOR
German startup Isar Aerospace has become the first commercial entity to launch a rocket into orbit from European soil.
speaker_3NARRATOR
The Spectrum launch vehicle successfully carrying five small satellites into orbit from Norway's Andoya Space Center.
speaker_3NARRATOR
The Munich-based company, valued at around 2 billion euros, has its future launch capacity fully booked until the end of 2028.
speaker_2NARRATOR
We're going to take a quick break here and then we'll be back with our surprising story of the day.
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