Five additional launches Isar Aerospace Signs Launch Service Agreement with US-Based SEOPS

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Isar Aerospace has signed a Multiple Launch Service Agreement with SEOPS for five dedicated launches. The missions will be launched with Isar Aerospace’s launch vehicle Spectrum between 2028 and 2030 from the company’s dedicated launch complex at Andøya Space and Spaceport Nova Scotia. 

The contract brings the 2028 manifest of Isar Aerospace close to full and underscores growing customer confidence following the company's successful flight, while also expanding SEOPS’ Waymaker program with European rideshare launches.

Access to orbit is rapidly becoming a strategic asset. As satellite operators seek greater schedule certainty and flexibility, long-term launch agreements such as the expanded partnership between Isar Aerospace and SEOPS help secure dedicated access to orbit and enable customers to plan future missions with confidence.

“Our successful second flight and the deployment of all payloads onboard Mission Onward and Upward into orbit have strengthened demand for our launch vehicle Spectrum,” said Stella Guillen, Chief Commercial Officer of Isar Aerospace. “Signing a second contract with SEOPS is a strong vote of confidence in what we are building. We are proud to partner with SEOPS again and look forward to launching more missions together in the years ahead.”

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The SEOPS Waymaker rideshare program addresses a fundamental shift in the launch market: demand for dedicated rideshare capacity is outpacing available supply. By securing launch capacity years in advance across multiple providers and vehicles, SEOPS is building a scalable portfolio of dedicated rideshare missions that gives satellite operators greater choice and certainty. Together with the first launch secured under the joint agreement with Isar Aerospace last year, the five additional launches announced today bring SEOPS’ total number of missions with Isar Aerospace to six.

“Isar has accomplished what very few companies ever do: build a new launch system and successfully reach orbit in what was only its second flight. Partnering for six missions with Isar Aerospace’s launch vehicle Spectrum reflects our confidence in their team and adds a powerful European capability to Waymaker,” said Evan Hoyt, president of SEOPS. “The access layer of the future has to be resilient, with real choice across vehicles, providers and geographies. That is what we are building through Waymaker, and we are proud to build it alongside Isar.”

Following the successful second flight of its launch vehicle Spectrum and the deployment of all payloads onboard Mission Onward and Upward into orbit, Isar Aerospace is now focused on scaling launch capacity to meet growing customer demand. The company is expanding production, launch operations, and its multinational launch network to provide more frequent and flexible access to space for customers worldwide.