Isar Aerospace launch into orbit [video]

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49 points | by stefan_ 1 hour ago

3 comments

  • huhtenberg 56 minutes ago
    How does Isar Aerospace fit in with other smaller rocket launchers?

    I'd imagine they are well behind, say, RKLB, but how far are they from commercial launches?

    Edit after some digging, some background info:

       Vehicle   | Height | Diameter | Payload to LEO
      -----------+--------+----------+----------------
       Electron  |  18 m  |   1.8 m  |      300 kg
       Isar      |  28 m  |   2.0 m  |     1000 kg
       Neutron * |  43 m  |   7.0 m  |    13000 kg
       Falcon 9  |  70 m  |   3.7 m  |    23000 kg
    
      * in the works
    
    To Rocket Lab's defense, they do quite a bit more than just launching Electrons and chipping at the Neutron.
    • NetMageSCW 54 minutes ago
      This second launch included some payloads - cube sats.
  • ChrisArchitect 9 minutes ago
  • westpfelia 1 hour ago
    As a person involved in the operations side of this campaign. HOLY SHIT we did it!
    • tectonic 3 minutes ago
      Well done!
    • mrtksn 15 minutes ago
      Congrats! Do you have an EU flag on the wall like the US space companies have an US flag?
      • eps 4 minutes ago
        What an odd question to ask.
    • NetMageSCW 50 minutes ago
      With a pretty good sized rocket as well. 4x Rocket Lab’s Electron payload and 4x to 9x smaller than Falcon 9.
      • westpfelia 33 minutes ago
        We made history man. Such a good feeling