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Isar Aerospace, a German launch company founded in 2018, is developing the Spectrum rocket for dedicated and rideshare small-to-medium satellite launches.
ACTIVEIsar Aerospace is a German launch service provider for small and medium-sized satellites and constellations, building and flying its two-stage Spectrum rocket. On its second flight in September 2026, Spectrum reached orbit and deployed payloads.
Isar Aerospace is a German launch service provider for small and medium-sized satellites and constellations, building and flying its two-stage Spectrum rocket. On its second flight in September 2026, Spectrum reached orbit and deployed payloads.
Rank 31 of 105 ranked companies
5 of 7 inputs measured · High confidence · 100% of applicable weight backed by data
Not measured: Market value, Reported revenue
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6 private rounds on record (1 with no stated amount, counted but not added). Debt, grants, state capital, owner funding and acquisitions are listed under Funding history by class and not added in.
Hiring
138 open roles right now →
Latest funding round
Series D · $312M
Jun 9, 2026
Two-stage orbital launch vehicle for small and medium satellites, up to 1,000 kg to LEO and 700 kg to SSO. Second flight reached orbit on 5 Sept 2026.
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Compiled Nov 14, 2026 from 10 public records. Every figure links the record it comes from.
Latest sourced round
Series D: €270.0M (about $312.5M)
Dollar figure converted at 1.1573 EUR/USD (ECB euro foreign exchange reference rates) on Jun 9, 2026
Source: SpaceNews
Announced Jun 9, 2026
Sourced rounds on record
7 rounds, $837.3M disclosed
1 with no amount disclosed
Published rounds with a source link only, on the same rules as the funding tracker. Each round links the source that states its figure; amounts in other currencies are converted to dollars at the rate shown on the funding tracker.
Source: SpaceNews
Latest round Jun 9, 2026
Also: Isar Aerospace, Isar Aerospace (press release), Isar Aerospace, Isar Aerospace, European Spaceflight
Open roles
138 open roles
30 days ago: 115 (Oct 16, 2026)
Roles on the company's own jobs board, read by our daily sync. Listings posted or paid for on SpaceNexus are not counted. Earlier daily counts include every listed role.
Source: Company jobs board (Greenhouse)
Counted Nov 14, 2026
Launches flown as provider
2 since Nov 18, 2024
1 failed. Latest: Spectrum | Onward and Upward
Our launch record starts Nov 18, 2024; earlier launches are not counted here. Every kind of launch in the feed counts, crewed, lunar and station missions included.
Source: Launch Library 2 launch record
Latest launch Sep 5, 2026
Next launch
Spectrum | AT-Astra and Others (Spectrum Flight 3)
Date to be confirmed; 9 more on the manifest, 9 of them dated only to a month, quarter or year
Source: Launch Library 2 launch record
No earlier than Nov 26, 2026
APA
SpaceNexus. (2026, November 14). Isar Aerospace: Company dossier [Data set]. Retrieved November 14, 2026, from https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/isar-aerospace
Chicago
SpaceNexus. "Isar Aerospace: Company dossier." Data as of November 14, 2026. Accessed November 14, 2026. https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/isar-aerospace.
BibTeX
@misc{spacenexus_isaraerospace_2026,
author = {{SpaceNexus}},
title = {{Isar Aerospace}: Company dossier},
year = {2026},
month = nov,
howpublished = {\url{https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/isar-aerospace}},
url = {https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/isar-aerospace},
urldate = {2026-11-14},
note = {Data as of 2026-11-14; each fact links its primary source}
}Took part in Series D (Jun 9, 2026)
SpaceNews, Jun 9, 2026
Took part in Series D (Jun 9, 2026)
SpaceNews, Jun 9, 2026
Eldridge Industries
Recorded as lead of Convertible Note (Jun 25, 2025)
Isar Aerospace, Jun 25, 2025
10x Group
Took part in Series C extension (Jun 20, 2024)
Isar Aerospace (press release), Jun 20, 2024
G3T
Took part in Series C extension (Jun 20, 2024)
Isar Aerospace (press release), Jun 20, 2024
Took part in Series C extension (Jun 20, 2024)
Isar Aerospace (press release), Jun 20, 2024