Isar Aerospace secures launch agreements with ESA

• Isar Aerospace becomes first privately funded player in Europe to sign commercial launch service agreements with ESA and the European Commission

• Contracts cover the launch of two missions aboard ‘Spectrum’ from 2026 onwards

Munich, 27 August 2025 – Isar Aerospace has secured two launch service agreements with the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Commission as part of the Flight Ticket Initiative. The contracts mark the first launch agreements between a privately funded European launch service provider and European institutions, setting a precedent for future institutional launches aboard Isar Aerospace’s launch vehicle ‘Spectrum’.

Daniel Metzler, CEO and Co-Founder of Isar Aerospace, said: “Isar Aerospace delivers sovereign space capabilities for Europe and its partners. These agreements demonstrate the trust European institutions have in our launch services. It marks a key step in strengthening Europe’s independent space access and sets the foundation for future institutional missions under other programs like the European Launcher Challenge.”

The agreement covers the launch of two missions: The ‘CASSINI’ mission, developed by the Dutch company ISISpace, and the ‘Tom & Jerry’ mission by French company Infinite Orbits. Both missions will be launched from Isar Aerospace’s dedicated launch pad at Andøya Spaceport in Norway and are scheduled from 2026 onwards.

The Flight Ticket Initiative, a joint program by the European Commission through Horizon Europe IOD-IOV and ESA’s Boost!, is designed to co-fund European launch services selected on a competitive basis to demonstrate and qualify in-orbit technologies.

About Isar Aerospace 
The European space company Isar Aerospace offers launch services for transporting small and medium-sized satellites and satellite constellations into Earth orbit. The launch vehicles used to transport these satellites are developed, manufactured, and tested almost entirely in-house. Headquartered near Munich, Germany, Isar Aerospace was founded in 2018 and has grown to over 400 employees from more than 50 nations, working across 5 international locations. Private funding from international investors provides strong backing for the company’s pioneering approach to scale and industrialize launch vehicle production through vertical integration. More information: www.isaraerospace.com  

Press contact Isar Aerospace  
Franziska Kegel  
press@isaraerospace.com