德国商业航天公司Isar Aerospace在第二次飞行任务中取得突破性成功12。该公司于2026年9月5日从挪威Andøya航天港发射Spectrum火箭，成功将五颗立方体卫星和一项在轨技术实验送入轨道2。这一成就使Isar Aerospace成为欧洲首家实现商业轨道发射的私营航天企业2，也创造了欧洲大陆私营火箭首次成功进入轨道的历史记录1。
该公司CEO丹尼尔·梅茨勒表示，"欧洲现在拥有主权空间进入能力"2。这次成功发射标志着欧洲在航天领域的独立能力迈上新台阶，有助于降低对美国SpaceX等国际运营商的依赖1。值得注意的是，这是Isar Aerospace在18个月前首次发射失败后的第二次尝试1。目前，该公司已获得欧洲航天局2亿欧元的资金支持1，并获得了至2028年的订单1。Isar计划通过新建的40,000平方米生产设施，将年产能扩大至40枚火箭2，以应对欧洲航天发射需求的增长——去年欧洲仅完成8次发射，远低于美国的198次1。
German aerospace company ISAR Aerospace successfully launched its Spectrum rocket into orbit from Andøya Space in Norway, marking a breakthrough for commercial spaceflight in Europe 12. The mission, named "Onward and Upward," lifted off on September 5, 2026, at 10:12 p.m. local time 2, carrying five CubeSat satellites and an orbital technology experiment 12. This achievement makes ISAR Aerospace the first commercial company from mainland Europe to successfully reach orbit with a domestically-developed rocket 1.
The launch represents the second attempt for the company, which experienced a failed flight approximately 18 months prior 1. CEO Daniel Metzler stated that "Europe now possesses sovereign space access capability" 2, underscoring the geopolitical significance of the accomplishment. The rocket successfully completed all major flight milestones, including engine cutoff, stage separation, second-stage ignition, and crossing the Kármán line at 100 kilometers altitude 2.
ISAR Aerospace has already secured orders extending through 2028 and is scaling production to meet demand 1. The company currently operates launch facilities in Andøya, Norway and Nova Scotia, Canada 2. With new production capacity under development, ISAR aims to manufacture 40 rockets annually 12, a target that reflects Europe's ambition to compete with established spacefaring nations like the United States, which conducted 198 launches in the previous year compared to Europe's eight 1. The European Space Agency has provided 200 million euros (232 million dollars) in funding support for the venture 1.
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