https://x.com/isaraerospace/status/1903864038108340595

Spectrum under the aurora, stay tuned for tomorrow.

#fromisartospace #goingfullspectrum

Photo © Isar Aerospace, Robin Brillert - Wingmen Media

https://x.com/isaraerospace/status/1904138732963246193#m

Standing by for the next weather update. Take a look at our snow-white beauty.

#fromisartospace #goingfullspectrum

On-time liftoff of Spectrum at 10:30 UTC. Around T+18 seconds, the vehicle did a somersault, and the engines went out shortly after.

The launch pad is intact, though only narrowly.

The flight termination system was apparently validated seconds, though I can’t see any signs of this in the above drone footage. Edit: Smallsat launcher FTS often don’t use explosive, but just shut off the engines.

Best of luck for the next flight!

https://x.com/isaraerospace/status/1904148400813048050

The first test flight of #Spectrum is scrubbed due to unfavorable winds. Launch vehicle and range remain healthy, and the team is working to determine a new launch window together with @AndoyaSpace Spaceport. Well done team for today’s attempt.

#goingfullspectrum

Now pushed to Mar 29th: https://bsky.app/profile/nasaspaceflight.com/post/3llez7jpeoc2h

The inaugural flight of Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum rocket from Andøya Space As is currently targeted for Saturday, March 29th, with the three-hour launch window opening at 12:30 CET / 11:30 UTC.

NASASpaceflight will provide livestream coverage: https://bsky.app/profile/nasaspaceflight.com/post/3llez7kuoz22h

The launch will be streamed 🔴LIVE🔴 by Isar Aerospace in collaboration with NASASpaceflight from 12:15 CET / 11:15 UTC. “Going full Spectrum” is the first test flight of Spectrum, the launch vehicle Isar Aerospace has designed, developed and built almost entirely in-house.

NSF photographers Wise, Beil, and Kenniston are on location in Norway: https://x.com/BCCarCounters/status/1905262909728469413