Andøya
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Sep 24, 2026
Jacob MookHOST
And on screen, this is a couple of different versions of rockets that these companies are sending up.
Jacob MookHOST
Anyway, so Isar Aerospace, uh, this new, "new space" quote, unquote, company hails from Germany and launches its rockets out of the Andøya, hope I'm pronouncing that right, launch complex in Norway.
Jacob MookHOST
It's not an ideal location for launch, right? So from Andøya, rockets primarily have to launch northward if they want to avoid flying over to, over land to minimize risk to persons on the ground, giving up the advantages of launching with a boost from Earth's eastward spin.
Jacob MookHOST
So nor are Isar's rockets particularly powerful relative to the SpaceX Falcon 9, for example, or the Neutron rocket that Rocket Labs will begin flying next year.
Jacob MookHOST
That's not necessarily the most important fact about Isar and Andøya, however.
Jacob MookHOST
This is a European rocket flying out of Europe by a private company.
Jacob MookHOST
Yeah, Elon can't privatize a market if there's more than one.
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Fuente de la imagen: Getty Images.
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El escenario de Hammerfest es el pueblo de Blake, en Andøya, una isla diminuta y remota que suele utilizarse para estudiar la aurora boreal.
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Image source: Getty Images.
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The setting for Hammerfest is the village of Blake in Andøya, a tiny, remote island often used to study the northern lights.
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Fuente de la imagen: Getty Images.
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El escenario de Hammerfest es el pueblo de Blake, en Andøya, una isla diminuta y remota que suele utilizarse para estudiar la aurora boreal.
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Este pintoresco lugar recuerda a un campamento de verano de ingeniería.
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This picturesque place is reminiscent of an engineering summer camp A.
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.
Richard HollinghamGUEST
And this is the Spectrum launcher.
Richard HollinghamGUEST
It was launched from the Andøya, I may have got that wrong, Spaceport in Norway in the high Arctic, the kinda northern tip of Norway, where Norway sort of becomes this archipelago of islands.
Richard HollinghamGUEST
It was their second launch.
Richard HollinghamGUEST
The first one exploded, but this is the second one.
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Headline, NATO Space Leader Overseas Successful Space Launch in Norway Marks Milestone for Space Priorities.
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ESA Aerospace, a German-based company, successfully placed satellites into orbit from Norway's Andoya spaceport on September 5, marking a milestone for Europe's commercial space sector and NATO's space priorities.
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For NATO's space theater component, the achievement demonstrates the growing strength of Europe's civilian and commercial space sector, an important part of the wider ecosystem on which NATO and its allies depend.
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Mission Onward and Upward, the second flight of ESA Aerospace's Spectrum launch vehicle, lifted off from the company's dedicated launch complex at Andoya Spaceport in Norway at 10.12pm Central European Summer Time, 2012 Greenwich Mean Time.
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The vehicle crossed the Karman line, completed main engine cut-off and stage separation, ignited its second stage and deployed its payloads after reaching orbit.
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ESA Aerospace's flight made it the first European commercial space company to successfully deliver satellites into orbit.
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US Colonel Jonathan L. Whittaker, Chief of Staff at NATO Space Theatre Component and Director of the NATO Space Operations Centre, said, Norway has been a great partner with the NATO Space Theatre Component.
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We are glad to call several Norwegian space officers and non-commissioned officers our teammates here at Ramstein.
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 Andøya Spaceport.
AveryHOST
And Andøya is where exactly?
AnnaHOST
Northern Norway, an island about 300 kilometers inside the Arctic Circle.
AnnaHOST
It's been a sounding rocket range since 1962, so there's real heritage there, but this is its first orbital launchpad, and it's a genuinely useful location.
AnnaHOST
It sits between the two, denser than methane, cleaner burning than kerosene, and you can buy it anywhere.
AnnaHOST
It's an unusual choice, and it's theirs.
AnnaHOST
The second stage restarts, which matters in a minute, and the numbers are small launcher numbers, about 700 kilograms to sun-synchronous orbit out of Andøya, around a ton to low-Earth orbit if they ever fly it from French Guiana.
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.
Etienne NewmanHOST
The Spectrum rocket.
Etienne NewmanHOST
It launched from the Andoya spaceport in Norway.
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Right.
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It's a massive physical asset, 28 meters tall, capable of carrying a 1,000 kilogram payload to low Earth orbit.
Paul MayerHOST
you so much for joining me today, Matthew.
Paul MayerHOST
Starting us off in launch, ISAR Aerospace has successfully conducted their Spectrum Vehicles second launch out of the Andoya Space Complex in Norway.
Paul MayerHOST
Fifth time's the charm.
Paul MayerHOST
This is the fifth time that ISAR has approached the launch window for their second flight, and they actually were able to successfully execute.
Paul MayerHOST
Now, we'd heard that actually in the first day, their first initial timing for this launch window that they had to scrub due to some air traffic in the region.
Paul MayerHOST
More, I think, a function of the Andoya spaceport than actually the Spectrum vehicle.
Paul MayerHOST
But they were able to relaunch and get up there successfully the next day and have done so while deploying satellites to orbit.
Paul MayerHOST
So ISAR has successfully managed to achieve what it took collectively the rest of Europe decades to accomplish in just their second mission.
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ISAR Aerospace has made history by becoming the first European commercial company to successfully launch a rocket into orbit.
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The Spectrum rocket, launched from Andøya in northern Norway, deployed satellites on its second flight.
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This milestone comes just days before the Paris Space Summit, from which SpaceX and Blue Origin have withdrawn.
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ISAR Aerospace's achievement positions it as a leader among European launch startups, injecting competition into the region's space industry.
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ISAR Aerospace becomes the first in Europe to launch a fully commercial orbital rocket.
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ISAR Aerospace, a German startup founded in 2018, has achieved a significant milestone by launching the first fully commercial orbital rocket in Europe.
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The Spectrum rocket, a two-stage vehicle, successfully lifted off from Andøya Spaceport in northern Norway, carrying five small satellites into low Earth orbit.
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This launch positions ISAR Aerospace as a leader among European startups aiming to revitalize the continent's space industry.
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