SvalRak

SvalRak

SvalRak (Svalbard Rakettskytefelt) is the name of a launch site for sounding rockets in the neighbourhood of Ny-Ålesund on Spitsbergen at coord|78|55|53|N|11|51|01|E|. The launch site SvalRak has been in service since 1997 and is suitable for the launch of rockets for the investigation of the earth's magnetic field. SvalRak is owned and operated by Andøya Rocket Range.

External links

* [http://www.rocketrange.no/services/sounding-rockets-from-svalbard SvalRak website at Andøya Rocket Range]
* [http://www.astronautix.com/sites/svalrak.htm SvalRak website at www.astronautix.com]


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