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Spectrum | Onward and Upward

Isar Aerospace launches Spectrum carrying Onward and Upward from Orbital Launch Pad, Andøya Spaceport at 2026-09-04 20:00:00Z. That T-0 is confirmed to the minute. The date is still provisional and can move.

COUNTDOWN

TBC
Spectrum, operated by Isar Aerospace, for the Spectrum | Onward and Upward mission.
Mission patch for Onward and Upward.
Isar Aerospace logo.
Isar Aerospace
TIME TO T-0
T-··:··:··
NET (UTC)2026-09-04 20:00:00Z
WINDOW1 H

FLIGHT PLAN

FILED
OPERATORIsar Aerospace
VEHICLESpectrum
PAYLOADOnward and Upward
MISSION TYPETest Flight
TARGET ORBITSSO
VEHICLE FAMILYUNSTATED
PADOrbital Launch Pad
SITEAndøya Spaceport
WINDOW OPEN2026-09-04 20:00:00Z
WINDOW CLOSE2026-09-04 21:00:00Z
NET PRECISIONMIN
REUSABLENO

The window opens at 2026-09-04 20:00:00Z and closes at 2026-09-04 21:00:00Z. Awaiting official confirmation - current date is known with some certainty.

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MISSION BRIEF

FILED

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)

SOURCE: LAUNCH LIBRARY 2 // THE SPACE DEVS

LAUNCH SITE

FIXED
PAD DESIGNATION

Orbital Launch Pad

Andøya Spaceport, Norway

LATITUDE69°06′30″ N69.1084°
LONGITUDE15°35′22″ E15.5895°
90°N90°SEQ
180°W0° MERIDIAN180°E

DATUM WGS-84 // EQUIRECTANGULAR PROJECTION

Site map of Orbital Launch Pad, Andøya Spaceport, Norway.
SITE PLAN // SOURCE: LAUNCH LIBRARY 2

COMMON QUESTIONS

ANSWERED

What time does Spectrum · Onward and Upward launch?

Isar Aerospace is targeting 2026-09-04 20:00:00Z for Spectrum | Onward and Upward. That T-0 is confirmed to the minute. The window opens at 2026-09-04 20:00:00Z and closes at 2026-09-04 21:00:00Z.

Where can I watch Spectrum · Onward and Upward launch?

Isar Aerospace streams the launch live at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss1DUqLjecc. Coverage usually opens 15 to 20 minutes before T-0, and the countdown on this page runs against the same T-0.

What is Spectrum · Onward and Upward carrying?

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)

Where does Spectrum · Onward and Upward launch from?

Spectrum | Onward and Upward lifts off from Orbital Launch Pad, Andøya Spaceport, Norway. The pad sits at 69.1084, 15.5895.