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Isar Aerospace wins launch contract from Astroscale's UK subsidiary

German launch firm Isar Aerospace signed a launch services agreement with Astroscale's UK arm to fly its ELSA-M debris-removal spacecraft from Andoya Space in Norway aboard Isar's Spectrum rocket, targeted for 2028; contract value undisclosed.

Verified AI-drafted Isar Aerospace press release, 16 March 2026

What it does not test. Does not establish that the launch has occurred or that Spectrum has flown this mission.

How this item counts. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. Already-European Isar wins launch deal for Japanese-owned payload; unflown. European Sovereignty Index

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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