Swedish Space Corporation
- Swedish Space Corporation
Infobox_Company
company_name = Swedish Space Corporation
company_type = Government-owned
company_
foundation = Solna, Sweden (1972)
location = Solna, Sweden
key_people = Lars Persson, CEO
num_employees = 300 as of 2005
industry = Space
homepage = [http://www.ssc.se/ Swedish Space Corporation]
The Swedish Space Corporation (SSC), or "Rymdbolaget", is a Swedish government owned company that was established in 1972 to develop and implement space projects primarily on behalf of the Swedish National Space Board and European Space Agency. It operates Esrange, a rocket launch facility and research centre in Kiruna.
Scientific satellites developed
*SMART-1 - launched September 27, 2003
*Odin - launched February 20, 2001
*Astrid 2 - launched December 10, 1998
*Astrid 1 - launched January 24, 1995
*Freja - launched October 6, 1992
*Viking - launched February 22, 1986
Future scientific satellites
*Prisma satellites - under development, planned launch in June 2009
*STEAM - project under examination
Telecom satellites project management
*Tele-X
*Sirius W
*Sirius 2
*Sirius 3
See also
*Swedish Institute of Space Physics
*List of Swedish government enterprises
*Nordic Satellite
*North European Aerospace Test range
*SMART-1
External links
* [http://www.ssc.se/ Swedish Space Corporation] - Official site
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