{"id":2128,"date":"2026-01-19T11:48:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T11:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/isar-aerospace-plans-second-launch-on-21-january-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T11:48:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T11:48:08","slug":"isar-aerospace-plans-second-launch-on-21-january-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/isar-aerospace-plans-second-launch-on-21-january-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Isar Aerospace Plans Second Launch on 21 January 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1768797621779_639043944281661780.webp\" width=\"712\" height=\"393\" alt=\"Isar Aerospace Plans Second Launch on 21 January 2026\" class=\"imageload removeImageattr\" data-original=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1768797621779_639043944281661780.webp\" style=\"opacity: 0.53923;\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1768797621779_639043944281661780.webp\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"712\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"393\"><\/p>\n<p>Space company <strong>Isar Aerospace<\/strong> is approaching its second flight and qualification mission from the company\u2019s dedicated launch complex at And\u00f8ya Space in Norway, further advancing Europe\u2019s sovereign space capability. The launch is targeted for not earlier than 21 January, with a launch window opening at 09:00 pm CET, subject to weather, safety, and range clearance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis qualification flight is a deliberate step toward delivering sovereign access to space for Europe and allied nations. Just ten months after proving that launch vehicles can be designed, built, and launched from continental European soil, we\u2019re ready to fly again. Europe\u2019s immediate need for space access is clear. Rapid iteration is essential to developing space capabilities precisely when they are required,\u201d said <strong><\/strong><strong>Daniel Metzler<\/strong><strong>, CEO and Co-founder of Isar Aerospace<\/strong>. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget-layout related-content-also-read-box my-3\">\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\">Also Read: Isar Aerospace Advances First Test Flight With Spectrum Launch Vehicle<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Mission objective: operational qualification&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The \u2018Onward and Upward\u2019 mission aims to validate the launch vehicle\u2019s critical systems under operational conditions. It is Isar Aerospace\u2019s first flight to carry payloads with five CubeSats and one experiment. <em>\u201cThe insights we gain with this mission will strengthen Europe\u2019s space infrastructure, a capability essential for defense readiness and economic resilience,\u201d&nbsp;<\/em>said <strong><\/strong><strong>Alexandre Dalloneau<\/strong><strong>, Vice President Mission and Launch Operations at Isar Aerospace<\/strong>. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mission \u2018Onward and Upward\u2019 is supported by <strong>ESA<\/strong>\u2019s Boost! Program. Through Boost! Isar Aerospace won the first Microlauncher Competition of the German Space Agency at DLR, which resulted in the selection of the payloads onboard of this flight.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Isar Aerospace is rapidly advancing Europe\u2019s orbital capabilities through leveraging a unique vertically integrated, automated production system. The company designs and manufactures its <strong>\u2018Spectrum\u2019&nbsp;<\/strong>launch vehicles almost entirely in-house. With vehicles 3-7 already in production and a new 40,000 m\u00b2 facility near Munich opening in 2026, Isar Aerospace is positioned to address rising global demand for space access. &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Space company Isar Aerospace is approaching its second flight and qualification mission from the company\u2019s dedicated launch complex at And\u00f8ya Space in Norway, further advancing Europe\u2019s sovereign space capability. The launch is targeted for not earlier than 21 January, with a launch window opening at 09:00 pm CET, subject to weather, safety, and range clearance.&nbsp; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[39,26,25],"class_list":["post-2128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-aerospace","tag-ground","tag-launch"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2128"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2128"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2128\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}