# Germany launches rocket to carry satellites to orbit in first success in continental Europe

https://mins.news/en/item/47262

- euronews, 2026-09-06 11:09 UTC
- Science
- Original: http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/06/germany-launches-rocket-to-carry-satellites-to-orbit-in-first-success-in-continental-europ

> German company Isar Aerospace placed its Spectrum rocket into low Earth orbit on its second attempt. It is the first European company to achieve this with its own launcher, reaching the first milestone in the European Space Agency’s European Launcher Challenge.

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