Germany

Emerging space power

Germany is one of Europe's biggest space-spending countries but has never flown its own orbital rocket — every German payload has hitched a ride on someone else's vehicle. Isar Aerospace, Rocket Factory Augsburg, and a few other startups are racing to change that.

We track every launch from Germany. Data updated 11 days ago.

Programme since 2025
2025 first launch Isar Aerospace leading provider
launcheshome and abroad
2
upcoming
8
success
50%

Fleet overview

3 rockets in Germany's fleet

Spectrum
Isar Aerospace
23

Launch activity

Past launches and what's coming up

  1. Mar 30 202510:30 UTC
    Mar 30 2025
    10:30 UTC
    Isar Aerospace Failed
  2. Sep 05 202620:12 UTC
    Sep 05 2026
    20:12 UTC
    Isar Aerospace Success
  3. Now Sep 29 · 2026
  4. Upcoming

  5. Q4 2026
    Q4 2026
    RFA
  6. 2026
    2026
    RFA
  7. 2026
    2026
    Isar Aerospace
  8. 2026
    2026
    RFA
  9. 2026
    2026
    Isar Aerospace

Launch providers

3 providers launching from Germany

Every launch from Germany has been by Isar Aerospace, all on the Spectrum. The provider has flown 2 launches.

Isar Aerospace

in 2026
1
past launches
2
upcoming
3
2021: 0 launches2022: 0 launches2023: 0 launches2024: 0 launches2025: 1 launch2026: 1 launchEmerging peak 1 · 2025
Operates Spectrum next in ~3mo

RFA

upcoming
4
2021: 0 launches2022: 0 launches2023: 0 launches2024: 0 launches2025: 0 launches2026: 0 launchesEmerging
Operates RFA One (in development) next in ~3mo

HyImpulse

upcoming
1
2021: 0 launches2022: 0 launches2023: 0 launches2024: 0 launches2025: 0 launches2026: 0 launchesEmerging
Operates SL1 (in development) next in ~3mo