Isar Aerospace, based near Munich, Germany, is scheduled to make the first-ever launch attempt of its Spectrum two-stage rocket no earlier than Thursday, March 27, at 11:30 UTC from the Orbital Launch Pad at the Andøya Space Center in Norway. An earlier attempt on Monday, March 24 was scrubbed due to high winds.
Isar is targeting the beginning of a three-hour window that ends at 14:30 UTC. The Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority granted a Permit for Launch on Friday, March 14, and the launch period began on Thursday, March 20.
The mission, named “Going Full Spectrum,” is the first orbital launch attempt from Norway and continental Europe, excluding the British Isles and Russia. One other orbital attempt was made from Cornwall in England involving Virgin Orbit’s Launcher One. That rocket failed after launch in January 2023, and Virgin Orbit ceased operations afterward.