{"id":2376,"date":"2025-12-03T14:25:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T14:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/isar-aerospace-and-esa-sign-contract-to-launch-mission-under-the-eu-horizon-program\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T14:25:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T14:25:17","slug":"isar-aerospace-and-esa-sign-contract-to-launch-mission-under-the-eu-horizon-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/isar-aerospace-and-esa-sign-contract-to-launch-mission-under-the-eu-horizon-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Isar Aerospace and ESA Sign Contract to Launch Mission Under the EU Horizon Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1764746646233_639003434485561392.png\" class=\"imageload removeImageattr fr-dib\" width=\"711\" height=\"376\" alt=\"Isar Aerospace and ESA Sign Contract to Launch Mission Under the EU Horizon Program\" data-original=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1764746646233_639003434485561392.png\" style=\"\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1764746646233_639003434485561392.png\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"711\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"376\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Isar Aerospace<\/strong> has signed a contract with the <strong>European Space Agency (ESA)<\/strong> to launch the \u03a3YNDEO-3 mission under the European Union\u2019s In-Orbit Demonstration and In-Orbit Validation Programme (IOD\/IOV). The launch will be carried out from Isar Aerospace\u2019s dedicated launch complex at And\u00f8ya Space in Norway from Q4 2026.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cOur launch manifest is filling rapidly, as our global commercial and institutional customers recognise the value of flexible, cost-effective access to space,\u201d says <strong>Stella Guillen<\/strong><strong>, Chief Commercial Officer of Isar Aerospace<\/strong>. \u201cESA\u2019s and the European Union\u2019s growing trust in Isar Aerospace for new missions underscores how institutions are recognising the importance of partnering with commercial innovators to jointly build sovereign space capabilities for Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget-layout related-content-also-read-box my-3\">\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\">Also Read: Isar Aerospace Signs Launch Contracts with ESA and European Commission<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Redwire<\/strong> is the prime contractor for the \u03a3YNDEO-3 mission and will be delivering the&nbsp;Hammerhead spacecraft for a launch onboard Isar Aerospace\u2019s launch vehicle Spectrum to a low Earth orbit (LEO). The spacecraft was built and integrated at Redwire\u2019s state-of-the-art satellite processing facility in Belgium. The spacecraft aggregates 10 innovative payloads from six countries and institutions: Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and the EC. The IOD\/IOV programme, funded by the European Union research and innovation programme H2020, aims to accelerate the deployment of new technologies through in-orbit demonstration and validation, stimulating growth of the European space ecosystem. ESA is entrusted by the European Commission for the implementation of IOD\/IOV projects.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cI am pleased to confirm the conclusion of a launch service agreement between ESA and Isar Aerospace for the \u03a3YNDEO-3 mission,\u201d says <strong>Dietmar Pilz<\/strong><strong>, ESA Director of Technology, Engineering and Quality<\/strong>. \u201cThis collaboration supports ESA\u2019s objectives in the in-orbit demonstration and validation programme and strengthens Europe\u2019s access to space.\u201d Patrice Kerhousse, IOD\/IOV Programme manager for ESA, adds: \u201cThe \u03a3YNDEO-3 launch service contract signature with Isar Aerospace is a key milestone for the IOD\/IOV Programme. \u03a3YNDEO-3 is the largest spacecraft of the Programme, embarking on 10 innovative European experiments. We are confident in the capability of Isar Aerospace to ensure a safe and reliable launch, bringing the mission to orbit very soon.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Isar Aerospace has signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to launch the \u03a3YNDEO-3 mission under the European Union\u2019s In-Orbit Demonstration and In-Orbit Validation Programme (IOD\/IOV). The launch will be carried out from Isar Aerospace\u2019s dedicated launch complex at And\u00f8ya Space in Norway from Q4 2026.&nbsp; \u201cOur launch manifest is filling rapidly, as [&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":[39,25,54,20],"class_list":["post-2376","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-aerospace","tag-launch","tag-launch-vehicle-platforms","tag-satellite"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2376"}],"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=2376"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2376\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2376"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2376"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2376"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}