Onward and Upward

Name: Onward and Upward
Start: 2026-09-05T20:12:00.000Z
End: 2026-09-05T21:00:00.000Z
Location: Orbital Launch Pad

Spectrum, Isar Aerospace

Orbital Launch Pad, Andøya Spaceport

Launch time

T-0

Sat 5 Sept, 22:12 CEST

20:12 UTC

Minute precision Launch successful

The rocket put its payload into the planned orbit.

Window opens: Sat 5 Sept, 22:00 CEST
Window closes: Sat 5 Sept, 23:00 CEST

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Source updated Sun 13 Sept, 05:55 CEST

Updated 11 Oct, 00:22 CEST

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Slip history

No changes since we started tracking on Sat 10 Oct 2026, 10:32 UTC.

Sat 5 Sept 2026, 22:56 UTCLL2 update
Launch success.
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Sat 5 Sept 2026, 22:19 UTCLL2 update
Payload separation confirmed.
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Sat 5 Sept 2026, 20:12 UTCLL2 update
Liftoff!
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Sat 5 Sept 2026, 19:57 UTCLL2 update
New T-0 (6 minute delay)
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Sat 5 Sept 2026, 19:18 UTCLL2 update
Adjusted T-0
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Sat 5 Sept 2026, 19:14 UTCLL2 update
Official Webcast by Isar Aerospace has started
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Sat 5 Sept 2026, 11:02 UTCLL2 update
GO for launch.
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Fri 4 Sept 2026, 13:12 UTCLL2 update
NET September 5 per NOTAMs, TBC.
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Fri 4 Sept 2026, 13:05 UTCLL2 update
Scrubbed for the day.
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Thu 27 Aug 2026, 15:57 UTCLL2 update
NET September 4 per air space closure notices, TBC.
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Fri 10 Jul 2026, 13:43 UTCLL2 update
NET August 6, TBC.
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Thu 18 Jun 2026, 04:23 UTCLL2 update
Reverted back to NET June TBD with cancellation of closure notices.
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Wed 17 Jun 2026, 14:17 UTCLL2 update
NET June 20 per new NOTAMs, TBC.
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Tue 16 Jun 2026, 12:46 UTCLL2 update
NET June 18 per new NOTAMs, TBC.
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Mon 15 Jun 2026, 19:19 UTCLL2 update
Scrubbed for the day due to vehicle fluid system issues.
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Sun 14 Jun 2026, 08:15 UTCLL2 update
Go for launch.
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Tue 9 Jun 2026, 11:01 UTCLL2 update
NET June 15.
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Tue 19 May 2026, 21:52 UTCLL2 update
NET mid-June.
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Sat 18 Apr 2026, 16:10 UTCLL2 update
Delayed to NET May.
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Thu 9 Apr 2026, 19:00 UTCLL2 update
Launch attempt scrubbed due to COPV leaks. New date tbd
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Tue 7 Apr 2026, 12:52 UTCLL2 update
NET April 9.
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Tue 7 Apr 2026, 03:12 UTCLL2 update
NET April 8 per marine navigation warnings, TBC.
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Sat 28 Mar 2026, 16:05 UTCLL2 update
Delayed to NET April.
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Fri 27 Mar 2026, 20:20 UTCLL2 update
Reverted back to NET March TBD with cancellation of NOTAMs.
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Thu 26 Mar 2026, 12:50 UTCLL2 update
NET March 28 per new NOTAMs, to be confirmed.
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Wed 25 Mar 2026, 20:31 UTCLL2 update
Launch attempt aborted, new date to be determined
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Wed 25 Mar 2026, 20:21 UTCLL2 update
Hold!
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Wed 25 Mar 2026, 19:56 UTCLL2 update
New T-0
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Wed 25 Mar 2026, 19:10 UTCLL2 update
New T-0.
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Wed 25 Mar 2026, 19:01 UTCLL2 update
Official Webcast by Isar Aerospace has started
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Wed 25 Mar 2026, 04:36 UTCLL2 update
GO for launch.
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Mon 23 Mar 2026, 11:03 UTCLL2 update
Delayed to NET March 25 due to launch site weather.
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Wed 18 Mar 2026, 12:13 UTCLL2 update
NET March 23 due to launch site weather.
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Wed 4 Mar 2026, 20:00 UTCLL2 update
Added daily launch window.
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Fri 30 Jan 2026, 12:52 UTCLL2 update
NET March 19.
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Wed 21 Jan 2026, 19:07 UTCLL2 update
Delayed to next range window in February.
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Wed 21 Jan 2026, 11:55 UTCLL2 update
Scrubbed for the day due to pressurization valve issue.
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Fri 16 Jan 2026, 12:02 UTCLL2 update
GO for launch.
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Tue 13 Jan 2026, 15:52 UTCLL2 update
NET January 20 per new NOTAMs.
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Tue 23 Dec 2025, 19:21 UTCLL2 update
NET January 17.
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Wed 10 Dec 2025, 01:42 UTCLL2 update
Delayed to NET 13 January 2026.
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Wed 3 Dec 2025, 20:54 UTCLL2 update
Moved to NET December 2025 with possibly related NOTAMs/marine navigation warnings issued for December 6-19, to be confirmed as for Spectrum.
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Tue 16 Sept 2025, 06:44 UTCLL2 update
Adding launch
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Mission

Onward and Upward on Spectrum from Orbital Launch Pad. Launch time, status and recorded date changes from Launch Library 2.

Second test flight of the Isar Spectrum launch vehicle. This launch will carry 5 cubesats and 1 non-separable experiment as part of European Space Agency (ESA)'s “Boost!” program: * CyBEEsat (TU Berlin) * TriSat-S (University of Maribor) * Platform 6 (EnduroSat) * FramSat-1 (NTNU) * SpaceTeamSat1 (TU Wien Space Team) * Let It Go (Dcubed, non-separable experiment)

Mission type: Test Flight
Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Mission patches

Onward and Upward Patch

Patch artwork is not shown because its image licence is unconfirmed.

Launch timeline

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Launch pad

Orbital Launch Pad

Andøya Spaceport (NO)

Coordinates: 69.1084, 15.5895

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