SSC Space, previously known as Swedish Space Corporation and registered as SSC Space AB, is a Swedish space services company. Its operations include launches of sounding rockets and stratospheric balloons, tests of future-generation rockets, rocket engines and new rocket fuels, operation and maintenance of spacecraft and aviation systems, and satellite communication and data downlink through a global ground station network. In January 2023 a new establishment at its Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden was inaugurated, the first facility on EU mainland with the capability of launching satellites. Its operations in Sweden are in Solna, Kiruna and Ågesta, and it has close to 800 employees.
Facts
Company Type
Company Type (category) Founded Year Connections
Operates In
Source Wikipedia, Swedish Space Corporation
In the Other Atlases
Same As
Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: the same subject.
Manufactures
Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: manufactured by this subject.
Located In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is located.
Sources
1. Wikipedia, Swedish Space Corporation
Infobox: type
Government-owned
Satellite launch
The facility has been in operation since 1966 and was initially part of the European Space Agency (ESA) before becoming a part of SSC Space as the company was founded in 1972.
Operates In: Space Industry, Infobox: industry
Space
In Group: Aerospace and Defense, Lead
SSC Space AB, is a Swedish space services company.
View the SourceReader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.