Isar AerospaceSpectrumOrbital Launch Pad, Andøya Spaceport
Onward and Upward
Launched
September 5, 2026 · 20:12 UTC
Image: Isar Aerospace | Robin Brillert, Wingmen Media
Summary
Isar Aerospace’s second test flight of the Spectrum rocket successfully delivered five cubesats and a non-separable experiment for ESA’s Boost! program, advancing European small-lift launch capability.
- Watch
- "Onward and Upward" Mission of Isar AerospaceIsar Aerospace
- Isar Aerospace Launches "Onward and Upward" MissionNASASpaceflight
- Vehicle
- Spectrum · Isar Aerospace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Spectrum flight · 1st this yearIsar Aerospace's 2nd launch1st this yearhumanity's 7,384th orbital launch attempt211th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
SPECTRUM · NORAD 100614 · 2026-203F · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- SPECTRUM
- Object ID
- 2026-203F
- Epoch
- 2026-10-05 04:58:17 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.05764884 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00304572
- Inclination
- 97.4254°
- Ascending node
- 352.4228°
- Arg. of perigee
- 167.1609°
- Mean anomaly
- 193.0401°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 442
- B*
- 0.00012402476
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
About this launch
Onward and Upward launched on an Isar Aerospace Spectrum from Orbital Launch Pad, Andøya Spaceport on September 5, 2026 at 20:12 UTC. The launch window ran from 20:00 to 21:00 UTC. It was Isar Aerospace's 2nd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 7,384th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Spectrum flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). It reached a 518 × 607 km orbit inclined 97.4°.
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)
News
When the Sun turns blackFrom the ESA Blogs.
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Isar Aerospace achieves first launch to orbit from continental EuropeGerman company Isar Aerospace successfully reached orbit with their Spectrum launcher, lifting off from Andøya Spaceport in Norway at 21:12 BST/22:12 CEST on 5 September 2026.
Isar Aerospace achieves first launch to orbit from continental EuropeGerman company Isar Aerospace successfully reached orbit with their Spectrum launcher, lifting off from Andøya Spaceport in Norway at 21:12 BST/22:12 CEST on 5 September 2026.
Isar Aerospace Completes First Successful Spectrum FlightGerman launch services provider Isar Aerospace has completed the first successful launch of its Spectrum rocket, deploying five CubeSats into low Earth orbit. The mission marked the first time a privately funded European orbital rocket had successfully reached orbit and the first successful orbital launch from continental Europe. The Spectrum rocket lifted off from Andøya […]
Isar Aerospace achieves first launch to orbit from continental EuropeFrom the ESA Blogs.
Pad
Orbital Launch Pad, Andøya Spaceport
2nd launch from Orbital Launch Pad, 1st this year · 2nd from Andøya Spaceport
Local pad time at liftoff: Sep 5, 10:12 PM GMT+2, in twilight
2 launches from this pad · 2 from Andøya Spaceport
524 days after the previous launch from this pad
Updates
Launch success.
Show 9 earlier updates
Payload separation confirmed.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/5/2026 · source
Liftoff!
hitura-nobad · 9/5/2026 · source
New T-0 (6 minute delay)
hitura-nobad · 9/5/2026 · source
Adjusted T-0
hitura-nobad · 9/5/2026 · source
Official Webcast by Isar Aerospace has started
LL2 · 9/5/2026 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/5/2026 · source
NET September 5 per NOTAMs, TBC.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/4/2026 · source
Scrubbed for the day.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/4/2026 · source
NET September 4 per air space closure notices, TBC.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/27/2026 · source
Questions
When did Onward and Upward launch?
Onward and Upward launched on September 5, 2026 at 20:12 UTC. The launch window ran from 20:00 to 21:00 UTC.
Where can I watch Onward and Upward?
Coverage: "Onward and Upward" Mission of Isar Aerospace; Isar Aerospace Launches "Onward and Upward" Mission. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Onward and Upward?
Spectrum, flown by Isar Aerospace. Spectrum spec sheet
Where did Onward and Upward launch from?
Orbital Launch Pad, Andøya Spaceport. Liftoff was Sep 5, 10:12 PM GMT+2 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Onward and Upward reach?
It reached a 518 × 607 km orbit inclined 97.4°.