Isar Aerospace has won a launch contract from the Norwegian Space Agency to send two Arctic Ocean Surveillance (AOS) satellites into orbit in 2028. The Spectrum rocket will carry the AOS-Demo satellite (built by Eidel) and AOS-Precursor satellite (built by Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace) from Andøya Spaceport to a sun-synchronous orbit. Christian Hauglie-Hanssen, director general of the Norwegian Space Agency, highlighted that this marks the first time Norwegian-built satellites will be launched from a Norwegian site under a government contract. The announcement comes as Isar prepares for its first Spectrum launch, awaiting final approval from the Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority. Additionally, Japanese startup ElevationSpace has signed a deal with Isar for a 2026 launch of its AOBA satellite.
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