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Germany Launch Tracker

As of 21 October 2026, Germany has flown 1 of the 248 orbital launch attempts in 2026, <1% of the world's launches, and 2 since its first in 2025. Its latest launches and the next ones on the schedule, drawn to scale.

Data as of October 2026 · Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs), checked against Jonathan McDowell's GCAT · Updated as launches happen. Methods

Latest mission

Spectrum illustration

Test Flight

Spectrum

Sep 5, 2026

Isar Aerospace's second Spectrum test flight lifted off from Andoya Spaceport in Norway, reaching orbit and becoming the first orbital launch from continental European soil. The mission, dubbed Onward and Upward and backed by ESA's Boost! program, carried six commercial and educational CubeSats to sun-synchronous orbit.

Next mission

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No upcoming mission scheduled.

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Statistics summary

Germany launches

2026 so far

1

vs 1 by this date in 2025

Last 7 days

0

vs 0.0 weekly avg. over 365 days

Payload to orbit

2026 so far

0 t

vs 0 t by this date in 2025

Last 7 days

0 t

vs 0.0 t weekly avg. over 365 days

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Past launches

Spectrum launch: Maiden Flight, 30 March 2025
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Spectrum launch: Onward and Upward, 5 September 2026
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Every Germany launch scheduled for the next seven days, in UTC.

No Germany launch is scheduled in the next seven days.

The full schedule →

Germany in 2026

Orbital launch attempts added up, Germany and the rest of the world, 2026 so far

Day by day since 1 January.

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Source: Flight Atlas (flightatlas.org).

Orbital launch attempts per week, Germany and the rest of the world, the past 12 months

Source: Flight Atlas (flightatlas.org).

Payload delivered to orbit by Germany, year against year, 2023 to 2026

Tonnes, added up through each year.

Source: Flight Atlas (flightatlas.org).

The record

Share in 2026
<1%
so far
Launches in 2026
1
of 248 worldwide
Share in 2025
0%
1 launch
All time
2
since 2025

Orbital launch attempts per year, Germany and the rest of the world, 2025 to today

2026 so far, as of 21 October 2026.

Source: Flight Atlas (flightatlas.org).

Germany's rockets in 2026

Launch success rate by Germany rocket, 2025 to today

Test flights are left out; partial failures count as failures.

Source: Flight Atlas (flightatlas.org).

Every year

YearGermanyWorldGermany share
2026 (so far)1248<1%
20251329<1%