Isar Aerospace, based near Munich, Germany, made the first-ever launch attempt of its Spectrum two-stage rocket on Sunday, March 30, at 10:30 UTC from the Orbital Launch Pad at the Andøya Space Center in Norway. An earlier attempt on Monday, March 24, was scrubbed due to high winds, and a second attempt on Saturday, March 29, was also scrubbed due to weather restrictions.
Following pad clear, Spectrum headed into the pitch-over maneuver before losing control around 18 seconds into flight and falling back to the ground. Isar Aerospace has confirmed that the vehicle was terminated at T+30 seconds and fell into the sea near Andoya. It also noted that the launch pad infrastructure appears to remain intact.