Some satellite companies still have an appetite for boutique launch services

Satellite operators claim launch capacity remains insufficient despite SpaceX’s high launch cadence, noting that Falcon 9 is scaling back and Starship’s first non-Starlink flight is uncertain. In response, new providers are gaining traction, exemplified by Germany’s Isar Aerospace, whose Spectrum rocket achieved its first successful orbit. The launch delivered a batch of CubeSats to low-Earth orbit from a northern Norwegian spaceport after a failed test flight last year.