Germany's Isar Aerospace launched its 28-meter-long Spectrum rocket from the Andøya spaceport in Arctic Norway on Saturday at 10:12pm (20:12 GMT). The uncrewed rocket successfully deployed five satellites into orbit. This marks the first time a privately developed rocket has reached space from Europe, a significant step as Europe aims to boost its independent satellite launch capabilities amid setbacks and reliance on US companies like SpaceX.