The launch took place at the Arctic Spaceport of Andoya, Norway
Last Sunday, the 30th, aerospace company Isar Aerospace launched the Spectrum rocket, but it exploded in less than a minute. The company described the incident as a controlled shutdown. However, the event served to collect data and did not cause any damage to the launch base.
The explosion occurred about 40 seconds after takeoff. The launch took place at the Arctic Spaceport of Andoya, a base located in Norway.
The Spectrum rocket, developed by Isar Aerospace from Germany, was launched from the Andøya Spaceport in Norway and unfortunately exploded 44 seconds after launch. This was the Europeans’ first attempt in this field.
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— Claudia Wild (@Clauwild1) March 30, 2025
The Spectrum is designed to carry small and medium-sized satellites to Earth’s orbit, that is, up to 1 ton. At the launch, the rocket carried no payload.
The Norwegian station, which was inaugurated in 2023, suffered no damage and was not affected.
“We never expected [the rocket] to reach Earth’s orbit,” said Isar Aerospace CEO, Daniel Metzler. “We planned to gather data, and we can say we successfully did that. We gathered a lot of data,” he added.
Isar is now fully dedicated to investigating the causes of the incident, which should take a few days to reach a conclusion.
Source and images: TecMundo / Associated Press/ Reprodução / @Clauwild1. This content was created with the help of AI and reviewed by the editorial team.
