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On March 30, the launch vehicle, created by the German company Isar Aerospace, made its debut. However, it ended in failure. The corresponding frames are shown online.
The launch was carried out from the Norwegian Annea cosmodrome, located on the coast of Norway. After detaching from the launch pad, the rocket began to lose stability in the first seconds of flight: the video clearly shows how it began to rock, after which a critical roll occurred, and it fell near the launch site.
According to preliminary data, the incident occurred as a result of engine failure.
The launch was of a test nature, so the mission did not involve launching any payloads into low-Earth orbit. At the same time, there are already a number of contracts, in particular, Norway has ordered the deployment of a pair of satellites to monitor the Arctic Ocean by 2028.
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This launch vehicle is extremely important for Europe, which has been striving for independence in terms of launch capabilities for many years.
- stated in the Isar company.
Currently, the European Space Agency uses Vega-C and Ariane 6 rockets, but their launches are carried out from French Guiana.
Spectrum, developed by Isar over 7 years, is a two–stage rocket with a height of 28 m and a diameter of 2 m. It is capable of delivering up to 1 ton of payload to low Earth orbit and up to 700 kg to a sun-synchronous orbit. The 1st stage is equipped with 9 Aquila engines, and the 2nd stage is equipped with one engine. The power plants run on eco-friendly propane+liquid oxygen fuel.
