Oslo, Norway — A private European aerospace company eliminated its attempt on Monday to launch the first test flight from its Orbital launch vehicle from Norway on Monday.
Unfavorable winds on Monday afternoon they meant that Spectrum rocket It could not be launched from the island of Andøya in North of NorwayIsar Aerospace said, which is Munich headquarters.
The launch is subject to climatic infrastructure, safety and rank. The company said it could also make the test flight later in the week. Another date has not yet been established.
The spectrum of 28 meters (91 feet) is a two -stage launch vehicle designed for small and medium satellites.
The company has largely ruled out the possibility that the rocket reaches orbit on its first complete flight, saying that it would consider a 30 second flight a success. Isar Aerospace aims to collect as many data and experience as possible in the first integrated test of all systems in its internal developed launch vehicle.
The startup, which says that it has raised more than 400 million euros ($ 435 million) in capital, hopes to accumulate up to 40 launch vehicles per year in the future on a plant outside Munich. All launch vehicles should be used to put satellites in orbit.
Isar Aerospace is separated from the European Space Agency, or that, which is funded by its 23 Member States.
That has been launching rockets and satellites in orbit for years, but mainly French Guayana – An overseas department in France in South America – and Cabo Cañaveral in Florida.
