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Last update: 37 minutes agoSpace Launch Industry: German startup Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum rocket reached orbit from Arctic Norway’s Andøya Spaceport, making it the first private commercial launcher to deliver satellites to orbit from continental Europe on its second flight, deploying five CubeSats plus a tech experiment into low Earth orbit after a prior 2025 failure. European Autonomy & Supply Chains: The win ramps up pressure for Europe to cut reliance on overseas launch providers, with German and EU officials calling it a “new era” for sovereign access to space. Local Industry Signal for French Guiana: The milestone spotlights how Europe’s long-standing launch dependence on French Guiana is being challenged as new providers scale. Weather & Earth Observation: MTG-I2, a new Meteosat Third Generation imager, was launched from French Guiana and is set to improve Hungary’s (and Europe’s) short-term forecasts with rapid-scan imagery every 2.5 minutes, targeting full operations in 2027. Space Science: BepiColombo has begun its Mercury arrival phase after nearly eight years, with key module separation setting up the final approach to orbit insertion.
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