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Isar Aerospace reported to achieve Europe’s first private orbital launch

France 24 reports that the German startup has become the first company in Europe to complete a successful private orbital space launch.

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Adrian Cole
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German startup Isar Aerospace has reportedly achieved Europe’s first successful private orbital space launch, according to France 24.

The milestone would mark a significant development for Europe’s private space sector, with a commercial company achieving an orbital launch previously associated with national space programmes.

The supplied report does not provide details of the launch date, location, rocket, payload, trajectory or mission outcome. The description of the flight as Europe’s first successful private orbital launch has not been independently substantiated in the supplied material.

France 24 reported the Isar Aerospace milestone as part of a broader business programme that also covered early results indicating Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany appeared to be leading the Saxony-Anhalt state election.

The election coverage is separate from the launch report. The supplied material does not establish whether the AfD won, formed a government or secured a majority.

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