SSC Space, registered as SSC Space AB and long known as the Swedish Space Corporation, is a Swedish space services company. Its operations include launches of sounding rockets and stratospheric balloons, testing 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 its global ground station network.
Facts
Agency TypeWholly Swedish state-owned space services company, formerly named Swedish Space Corporation 1 Founded Year Headquarters HeadCharlotta Sund, President and CEO 2 Annual BudgetMSEK 1,744 turnover in 2024 (approx. SEK 1.74 billion) 1 Company turnover/revenue for the state-owned corporation, not a government budget appropriation; the closest public financial figure available for this key. In the Other Atlases
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Sources
1. Wikipedia: SSC Space
WikipediaHistory section
The company was formed in 1972 by Esrange Space Center and Rymdtekniska Gruppen in Solna, Stockholm.
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SSC Space has close to 800 employees and an MSEK 1 744 turnover in 2024.
View the Source 2. SSC Space: Charlotta Sund Appointed New CEO (News)
SSC Spacearticle lead, published 2023-05-04Quote, article lead, published 2023-05-04
The Board of SSC has appointed Charlotta Sund as the new President and CEO of the SSC Group. She will take office during the autumn of 2023.
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