Spectrum | Onward and Upward

Mission Status

Current date is a placeholder or rough estimation based on unreliable or interpreted sources.

Mission Updates

Apr 9, 07:00 PM hitura-nobad

Launch attempt scrubbed due to COPV leaks. New date tbd

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Apr 7, 12:52 PM Cosmic_Penguin

NET April 9.

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Apr 7, 03:12 AM Cosmic_Penguin

NET April 8 per marine navigation warnings, TBC.

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Mar 28, 04:05 PM Cosmic_Penguin

Delayed to NET April.

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Mar 27, 08:20 PM Cosmic_Penguin

Reverted back to NET March TBD with cancellation of NOTAMs.

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Mar 26, 12:50 PM Cosmic_Penguin

NET March 28 per new NOTAMs, to be confirmed.

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Mar 25, 08:31 PM hitura-nobad

Launch attempt aborted, new date to be determined

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Mar 25, 08:21 PM hitura-nobad

Hold!

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Mar 25, 07:56 PM hitura-nobad

New T-0

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Mar 25, 07:10 PM Cosmic_Penguin

New T-0.

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Mar 25, 07:01 PM LL2

Official Webcast by Isar Aerospace has started

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Mar 25, 04:36 AM Cosmic_Penguin

GO for launch.

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Mar 23, 11:03 AM Cosmic_Penguin

Delayed to NET March 25 due to launch site weather.

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Mar 18, 12:13 PM Cosmic_Penguin

NET March 23 due to launch site weather.

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Mar 4, 08:00 PM Cosmic_Penguin

Added daily launch window.

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Jan 30, 12:52 PM Cosmic_Penguin

NET March 19.

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Jan 21, 07:07 PM Cosmic_Penguin

Delayed to next range window in February.

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Jan 21, 11:55 AM Cosmic_Penguin

Scrubbed for the day due to pressurization valve issue.

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Jan 16, 12:02 PM Cosmic_Penguin

GO for launch.

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Jan 13, 03:52 PM Cosmic_Penguin

NET January 20 per new NOTAMs.

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Dec 23, 07:21 PM Cosmic_Penguin

NET January 17.

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Dec 10, 01:42 AM Cosmic_Penguin

Delayed to NET 13 January 2026.

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Dec 3, 08:54 PM Cosmic_Penguin

Moved to NET December 2025 with possibly related NOTAMs/marine navigation warnings issued for December 6-19, to be confirmed as for Spectrum.

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Sep 16, 06:44 AM Nosu

Adding launch

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Mission Details

Second test flight of the Isar Spectrum launch vehicle. This launch will carry 5 cubesats and 1 non-separable experiment as part of European Space Agency (ESA)'s “Boost!” program: * CyBEEsat (TU Berlin) * TriSat-S (University of Maribor) * Platform 6 (EnduroSat) * FramSat-1 (NTNU) * SpaceTeamSat1 (TU Wien Space Team) * Let It Go (Dcubed, non-separable experiment)

Mission Type Test Flight
Orbit Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Launch Window 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Rocket Configuration

Name Spectrum
Manufacturer Isar Aerospace
Height 28 m
Diameter 2 m
Maiden Flight 2025-03-30
Success Rate 0/1 (0%)

Spectrum is a small launch vehicle developed by German company Isar Aerospace.