Andøya Spaceport
Andoya Space
Andøya Space's orbital launch facility in Northern Norway offering dedicated small-satellite launch services to polar and sun-synchronous orbits, hosting Isar Aerospace's Spectrum rocket.
Technical specifications
- Payload capacity
- Up to 1,500 kg
- Achievable orbital inclinations
- 90° to 110.6° (polar and sun-synchronous orbits)
- Target launch cadence
- Up to 30 missions per year
- Location
- Andøya, Northern Norway, 69°N 16°E
- Operational heritage
- Over six decades of aerospace range and sounding rocket operations
- Anchor launch customer
- Isar Aerospace (Spectrum rocket), dedicated launch complex
- First orbital launch attempt
- Isar Aerospace Spectrum, March 30, 2025 (flight terminated ~30s after liftoff)
About
Andøya Spaceport is Andøya Space’s orbital launch site on Andøya island in Northern Norway, marketed as the European spaceport in Norway. It provides launch site infrastructure and range services for small-satellite launch vehicles, supporting access to high-inclination, polar, and sun-synchronous orbits with payload capacity up to 1,500 kg. The site is designed to eventually support up to 30 missions per year once fully operational, serving commercial, military, government, and institutional customers. The location was chosen for its uncongested air and maritime traffic corridors, enabling safe launch and range operations. Andøya Space brings over six decades of aerospace range and sounding rocket operational heritage to the spaceport. The facility hosts Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum orbital rocket from a dedicated launch complex; Spectrum’s maiden test flight lifted off from Andøya Spaceport on March 30, 2025, ending in a controlled flight termination roughly 30 seconds after liftoff, with subsequent qualification launches planned from the same site.
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