SSC Space, previously known as the Swedish Space Corporation, is a Swedish space services company founded in 1972 and wholly owned by the Swedish state. It conducts launches of sounding rockets and stratospheric balloons, tests advanced rocket systems, operates spacecraft, and maintains satellite communication and data downlink through a global ground station network. In January 2023 the company opened a new satellite launch facility at Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden, described as the first facility on the European Union mainland with the capability of launching satellites, and it expects its first orbital launch there using the Firefly Aerospace Alpha rocket, with the same site also supporting the Themis reusable rocket program managed by ArianeGroup for the European Space Agency.
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Agency TypeGovernment-owned company 1 Founded Year Headquarters In the Other Atlases
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1. Wikipedia: SSC Space
WikipediaHistory
'Rymdbolaget' was established by the Swedish government in 1972 to be the executive body for the State Delegation for Space operations
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Solna, Sweden
Infobox, Key people
Charlotta Sund (CEO)
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Government-owned
Article text
SSC Space operations consist of 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, as well as satellite communication and data downlink through the use of SSC Space global ground station network with antennas deployed around the world.
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