# Germany’s satellite rocket marks first successful launch from continental Europe

https://mins.news/en/item/47265

- euronews, 2026-09-06 11:09 UTC
- Tech
- Original: http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/09/06/germanys-satellite-rocket-marks-first-successful-launch-from-continental-europe

> German company Isar Aerospace has placed its Spectrum rocket into low Earth orbit on its second attempt. It is the first European firm to achieve this using its own launcher and has reached the first milestone of the European Space Agency’s European Launcher Challenge.

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