{"city":"Ottobrunn","name":"Isar Aerospace","slug":"isar-aerospace","facts":[{"date":"2027-06-01","type":"contract","value":"Contract to launch Planet's Pelican high-resolution imaging satellite","source":"SpaceNews"},{"date":"2027-06-01","type":"customer","value":"Planet","source":"SpaceNews"},{"date":"2026-09-16","type":"contract","value":"SEOPS contracted five launches from Isar Aerospace","source":"www.satellitetoday.com — 2026-09-16"},{"date":"2026-09-14","type":"contract","value":"Statement of Work with Maritime Launch Services to advance launch services execution","source":"www.prnewswire.com — 2026-09-14"},{"date":"2026-09-14","type":"contract","value":"Statement of work with Maritime Launch Services for Spaceport Nova Scotia","source":"www.prnewswire.com — 2026-09-14"},{"date":"2026-09-12","type":"product_launch","value":"Isar Aerospace reached orbit with its second Spectrum flight","source":"NASASpaceflight"}],"peers":[{"name":"Rocket Lab","rank":4,"slug":"rocket-lab","score":"88.5"},{"name":"CAS Space","rank":78,"slug":"cas-space","score":"66.5"},{"name":"Skyroot Aerospace","rank":87,"slug":"skyroot-aerospace","score":"65.5"},{"name":"Galactic Energy","rank":88,"slug":"galactic-energy","score":"65"}],"stage":null,"state":"Bavaria","aliases":[],"country":"Germany","domains":[{"why":"Isar Aerospace builds the Spectrum small orbital launch vehicle and sells dedicated and rideshare launches to satellite operators such as Planet, Astroscale and ESA.","list":"Space 100","rank":79,"tier":"member","layer":"Launch","total":67,"domain":"Space","scores":{"leverage":6,"position":6,"progress":9,"firepower":8,"commercial":8,"deployment":7,"production":4,"technology":6},"edition":"November 2026","segment":"Small launch"}],"founded":null,"signals":[{"date":"2026-10-17","header":"Isar Aerospace successfully launched its Spectrum rocket from Norway.","outlet":"L'Usine Nouvelle"},{"date":"2026-10-03","header":"Josef Fleischmann is leaving Isar Aerospace.","outlet":"Handelsblatt, Technologie"},{"date":"2026-10-03","header":"Isar Aerospace is preparing another rocket launch.","outlet":"Handelsblatt, Technologie"},{"date":"2026-10-02","header":"Isar Aerospace has a factory in Canada as part of its expansion plan.","outlet":"Handelsblatt, Technologie"},{"date":"2026-10-02","header":"Josef Fleischmann is leaving Isar Aerospace.","outlet":"Handelsblatt, Technologie"},{"date":"2026-09-22","header":"Isar Aerospace co-founder departs to found new company focused on expanding space operations","outlet":"Golem"}],"website":"https://isaraerospace.com","category":"Space · Launch","categories":[{"name":"Small launch","domain":"Space","parent":"Space · Launch"}],"last_round":null,"updated_at":"2026-10-25T23:17:49.578217+00:00","facts_total":112,"positioning":"Isar Aerospace is a German small-launch company whose Spectrum first flight (March 2025) failed ~30 seconds after a clean liftoff (framed by the CEO as a data success), with flight 2 targeted from Andoya after a pressurization-valve delay. It won the largest ESA European Launch Challenge award (EUR 197.8M, August 2026, Germany-led), making it the EU sovereign-launch frontrunner by capital and infrastructure, having raised >EUR 400M historically (and seeking EUR 250M more). It is pre-revenue.","sub_category":"Small launch","signals_total":148,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/isar-aerospace","title":"Isar Aerospace · space, Ottobrunn, Bavaria, Germany · scores, facts and signals · Frontier Tech Intelligence","description":"Isar Aerospace builds the Spectrum small orbital launch vehicle and sells dedicated and rideshare launches to satellite operators such as Planet, Astroscale and ESA. Space 100 rank 79 (score 67) 148 signals and 112 facts with sources.","publisher":"Frontier Tech Intelligence (Future Frontiers, a trade name of Essential Cognition Inc.)","note":"Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence; facts and signals carry their sources."}