Esrange Space Center (short form Esrange) is a rocket range and research centre located outside the town of Kiruna in northern Sweden. It is a base for scientific research with high altitude balloons, investigation of the aurora borealis, sounding rocket launches, and satellite tracking, among other things. Located 200km north of the Arctic Circle and surrounded by a vast wilderness, its geographic location is ideal for many of these purposes.
Esrange was built in 1964 by ESRO, the European Space Research Organisation, which later became European Space Agency by merging with ELDO, the European Launcher Development Organisation. In 1972, ownership was transferred to the newly started Swedish Space Corporation.
History
In the 1960s ESRANGE was established as an ESRO sounding rocket launching range located in Kiruna (Sweden). This location was chosen because it was generally agreed that it was important to carry out a sounding rocket programme in the auroral zone, and for this reason it was essential that ESRO equip itself with a suitable range in the northern latitudes. Access to Kiruna was good by air, road and rail, and the launching range was relatively close to the town of Kiruna. Finally and perhaps decisively, ESRANGE could be located near Kiruna Geophysical Observatory (subsequently renamed to Swedish Institute of Space Physics). In 1972 ownership and operations of the range was transferred to the Swedish Space Corporation.
At 08:30 on December 2nd 2023, the MAIUS-2 rocket was launched from the Esrange Space Center outside Kiruna. In the MAIUS-2 rocket campaign, the German space agency DLR continues its research into what is known as the Bose-Einstein condensate.
published: 04 Dec 2023
Launch of TEXUS 53 from Esrange Space Center
TEXUS 53 was launched from Esrange Space Center 2016-01-23 at 09.30 local time
published: 25 Jan 2016
Suborbital Express - MASER 14 - rocket launched from Esrange Space Center
Follow the preparations, launch and recovery of Suborbital Express rocket, MASER 14, launched on 24 June, 2019.
published: 24 Sep 2019
5 MINUTES AGO : Firefly to launch Alpha rockets from Esrange
Firefly Aerospace has signed an agreement to launch its Alpha rocket from the Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden. The Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) and U.S. space transportation company Firefly Aerospace announced a collaboration for Firefly’s Alpha rocket to be launched from the Esrange spaceport starting in 2026. The launches will take place at the Esrange Launch Complex 3C, with pad modifications already underway according to SSC. The partnership aims to support commercial, civil, and defense sector customers from both the Swedish and Firefly sides.
The inaugural Alpha launch is scheduled for 2026, with the new complex set to support commercial customers in the broader European market and enable tactically responsive space missions to further national security for NATO countries....
published: 30 Jun 2024
Inauguration of Spaceport Esrange
Mainland Europe’s first facility for satellite launches will be inaugurated by H.M. the King of Sweden, the Swedish Prime Minister, and the President of the EU Commission. Watch the event live.
PROGRAM:
- Intro by Anna Kinberg Batra, Chair of the Board of Swedish Space Corporation, SSC
- Keynote by Ursula von der Leyen, President of EU Commission
- Keynote by Ulf Kristersson, Swedish Prime Minister
- His Majesty the King of Sweden Carl XVI Gustaf, Ursula von der Leyen, President of EU Commission and Ulf Kristersson, Swedish Prime Minister cuts the ribbon to complete the inauguration.
- Virtualized rocket launch
published: 13 Jan 2023
EU opens first mainland satellite launch port in Arctic Sweden | DW News
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, King of Sweden Carl XVI Gustaf and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson inaugurated the European Union's first mainland orbital launch complex on Friday. Spaceport Esrange, the new facility at Esrange Space Center near the northern Swedish city of Kiruna should complement the EU's current launching capabilities in French Guiana in South America. "Europe has its foothold in space and will keep it," von der Leyen said. She added that small satellites were crucial to tracking natural disasters in real-time and, in the light of Russia's war in Ukraine, to help guarantee global security.
Various projects in Europe are vying to launch the first satellite from Europe. Earlier this week, an attempt to launch the first rocket into orbit from UK...
published: 13 Jan 2023
Spaceport Esrange - Construction of Orbital Launch Complex 17-11-2021
The construction of the new spaceport at Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden is reaching new milestones – heading towards satellite launch capability by 2022. The orbital launch complex is currently being finalized with integration halls for rockets and satellites, expansion of planned fuel plants, launch pads and surrounding technical ground systems, and more.
published: 17 Nov 2021
03 Esrange
published: 23 Oct 2019
Working with the expansion of Esrange Space Center
"We're doing something completely new at Esrange"
published: 02 Jul 2019
Se när PoGO+ lyfter från Esrange i Kiruna
Den 12 juli 2016 lyfte det svenskutvecklade rymdteleskopet PoGO+ med en heliumballong från rymdbasen Esrange i Kiruna. Läs mer om PoGO+ på http://rymdkanalen.se
At 08:30 on December 2nd 2023, the MAIUS-2 rocket was launched from the Esrange Space Center outside Kiruna. In the MAIUS-2 rocket campaign, the German space ag...
At 08:30 on December 2nd 2023, the MAIUS-2 rocket was launched from the Esrange Space Center outside Kiruna. In the MAIUS-2 rocket campaign, the German space agency DLR continues its research into what is known as the Bose-Einstein condensate.
At 08:30 on December 2nd 2023, the MAIUS-2 rocket was launched from the Esrange Space Center outside Kiruna. In the MAIUS-2 rocket campaign, the German space agency DLR continues its research into what is known as the Bose-Einstein condensate.
Firefly Aerospace has signed an agreement to launch its Alpha rocket from the Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden. The Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) and U...
Firefly Aerospace has signed an agreement to launch its Alpha rocket from the Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden. The Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) and U.S. space transportation company Firefly Aerospace announced a collaboration for Firefly’s Alpha rocket to be launched from the Esrange spaceport starting in 2026. The launches will take place at the Esrange Launch Complex 3C, with pad modifications already underway according to SSC. The partnership aims to support commercial, civil, and defense sector customers from both the Swedish and Firefly sides.
The inaugural Alpha launch is scheduled for 2026, with the new complex set to support commercial customers in the broader European market and enable tactically responsive space missions to further national security for NATO countries. Esrange has been operational since 1966, primarily facilitating rocket launches for microgravity and atmospheric research. In January 2023, it opened expanded orbital launch facilities.
We are thrilled to announce this historic collaboration that will have a significant impact on the global launch market, not only in Europe and the U.S.," said SSC CEO Charlotta Sund. "This collaboration reduces the gap in existing orbital launch sites in Europe, strengthens the transatlantic bond between Sweden and the U.S., and offers unique space capabilities in line with Sweden’s NATO membership. We look forward to providing this competitive and proven launch service from Esrange in Northern Europe.
Firefly to launch Alpha rockets from Esrange in Sweden
Firefly Aerospace has signed an agreement to launch its Alpha rocket from the Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden. The Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) and U.S. space transportation company Firefly Aerospace announced a collaboration for Firefly’s Alpha rocket to be launched from the Esrange spaceport starting in 2026. The launches will take place at the Esrange Launch Complex 3C, with pad modifications already underway according to SSC. The partnership aims to support commercial, civil, and defense sector customers from both the Swedish and Firefly sides.
The inaugural Alpha launch is scheduled for 2026, with the new complex set to support commercial customers in the broader European market and enable tactically responsive space missions to further national security for NATO countries. Esrange has been operational since 1966, primarily facilitating rocket launches for microgravity and atmospheric research. In January 2023, it opened expanded orbital launch facilities.
We are thrilled to announce this historic collaboration that will have a significant impact on the global launch market, not only in Europe and the U.S.," said SSC CEO Charlotta Sund. "This collaboration reduces the gap in existing orbital launch sites in Europe, strengthens the transatlantic bond between Sweden and the U.S., and offers unique space capabilities in line with Sweden’s NATO membership. We look forward to providing this competitive and proven launch service from Esrange in Northern Europe.
Firefly to launch Alpha rockets from Esrange in Sweden
Mainland Europe’s first facility for satellite launches will be inaugurated by H.M. the King of Sweden, the Swedish Prime Minister, and the President of the EU ...
Mainland Europe’s first facility for satellite launches will be inaugurated by H.M. the King of Sweden, the Swedish Prime Minister, and the President of the EU Commission. Watch the event live.
PROGRAM:
- Intro by Anna Kinberg Batra, Chair of the Board of Swedish Space Corporation, SSC
- Keynote by Ursula von der Leyen, President of EU Commission
- Keynote by Ulf Kristersson, Swedish Prime Minister
- His Majesty the King of Sweden Carl XVI Gustaf, Ursula von der Leyen, President of EU Commission and Ulf Kristersson, Swedish Prime Minister cuts the ribbon to complete the inauguration.
- Virtualized rocket launch
Mainland Europe’s first facility for satellite launches will be inaugurated by H.M. the King of Sweden, the Swedish Prime Minister, and the President of the EU Commission. Watch the event live.
PROGRAM:
- Intro by Anna Kinberg Batra, Chair of the Board of Swedish Space Corporation, SSC
- Keynote by Ursula von der Leyen, President of EU Commission
- Keynote by Ulf Kristersson, Swedish Prime Minister
- His Majesty the King of Sweden Carl XVI Gustaf, Ursula von der Leyen, President of EU Commission and Ulf Kristersson, Swedish Prime Minister cuts the ribbon to complete the inauguration.
- Virtualized rocket launch
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, King of Sweden Carl XVI Gustaf and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson inaugurated the European Union's f...
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, King of Sweden Carl XVI Gustaf and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson inaugurated the European Union's first mainland orbital launch complex on Friday. Spaceport Esrange, the new facility at Esrange Space Center near the northern Swedish city of Kiruna should complement the EU's current launching capabilities in French Guiana in South America. "Europe has its foothold in space and will keep it," von der Leyen said. She added that small satellites were crucial to tracking natural disasters in real-time and, in the light of Russia's war in Ukraine, to help guarantee global security.
Various projects in Europe are vying to launch the first satellite from Europe. Earlier this week, an attempt to launch the first rocket into orbit from UK soil — from a Virgin Orbit Boeing 747 that took off from a spaceport in Cornwall — ended in failure.
The first satellite launch from Spaceport Esrange is expected in late 2023, with reusable rockets to be tested at the site, the Swedish Space Corporation said. In Sweden, the rockets being developed are "micro-rockets," around 30 meters (98.4 feet) long, capable of carrying a payload of several hundred kilos.
The Swedish state-owned company is in discussions with several rocket makers and clients who want to put their satellites in orbit. With a reusable rocket project called Themis, Esrange will also host ESA's trials of rockets able to land back on Earth, like those of SpaceX billionaire Elon Musk.
The vast deserted forests are the reason the Swedish space center is located here, at the foot of "Radar Hill," some 200 kilometers (124 miles) above the Arctic Circle.
Kiruna, with a population of around 23,000, is one of the few larger settlements in the region — a town built around the world's largest underground iron ore mine, where Sweden also believes a large rare earths deposit is located, as it announced on Thursday.
Founded by the European Space Agency in 1966 to study the atmosphere and Northern Lights phenomenon, the Esrange space center has invested heavily in its facilities to be able to send satellites into space.
More than 600 suborbital rockets have already been launched from this remote corner of Sweden's far north. While these rockets are capable of reaching space at altitudes of 260 kilometers, they're not able to orbit Earth.
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, King of Sweden Carl XVI Gustaf and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson inaugurated the European Union's first mainland orbital launch complex on Friday. Spaceport Esrange, the new facility at Esrange Space Center near the northern Swedish city of Kiruna should complement the EU's current launching capabilities in French Guiana in South America. "Europe has its foothold in space and will keep it," von der Leyen said. She added that small satellites were crucial to tracking natural disasters in real-time and, in the light of Russia's war in Ukraine, to help guarantee global security.
Various projects in Europe are vying to launch the first satellite from Europe. Earlier this week, an attempt to launch the first rocket into orbit from UK soil — from a Virgin Orbit Boeing 747 that took off from a spaceport in Cornwall — ended in failure.
The first satellite launch from Spaceport Esrange is expected in late 2023, with reusable rockets to be tested at the site, the Swedish Space Corporation said. In Sweden, the rockets being developed are "micro-rockets," around 30 meters (98.4 feet) long, capable of carrying a payload of several hundred kilos.
The Swedish state-owned company is in discussions with several rocket makers and clients who want to put their satellites in orbit. With a reusable rocket project called Themis, Esrange will also host ESA's trials of rockets able to land back on Earth, like those of SpaceX billionaire Elon Musk.
The vast deserted forests are the reason the Swedish space center is located here, at the foot of "Radar Hill," some 200 kilometers (124 miles) above the Arctic Circle.
Kiruna, with a population of around 23,000, is one of the few larger settlements in the region — a town built around the world's largest underground iron ore mine, where Sweden also believes a large rare earths deposit is located, as it announced on Thursday.
Founded by the European Space Agency in 1966 to study the atmosphere and Northern Lights phenomenon, the Esrange space center has invested heavily in its facilities to be able to send satellites into space.
More than 600 suborbital rockets have already been launched from this remote corner of Sweden's far north. While these rockets are capable of reaching space at altitudes of 260 kilometers, they're not able to orbit Earth.
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The construction of the new spaceport at Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden is reaching new milestones – heading towards satellite launch capability by 202...
The construction of the new spaceport at Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden is reaching new milestones – heading towards satellite launch capability by 2022. The orbital launch complex is currently being finalized with integration halls for rockets and satellites, expansion of planned fuel plants, launch pads and surrounding technical ground systems, and more.
The construction of the new spaceport at Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden is reaching new milestones – heading towards satellite launch capability by 2022. The orbital launch complex is currently being finalized with integration halls for rockets and satellites, expansion of planned fuel plants, launch pads and surrounding technical ground systems, and more.
Den 12 juli 2016 lyfte det svenskutvecklade rymdteleskopet PoGO+ med en heliumballong från rymdbasen Esrange i Kiruna. Läs mer om PoGO+ på http://rymdkanalen.se...
Den 12 juli 2016 lyfte det svenskutvecklade rymdteleskopet PoGO+ med en heliumballong från rymdbasen Esrange i Kiruna. Läs mer om PoGO+ på http://rymdkanalen.se
Den 12 juli 2016 lyfte det svenskutvecklade rymdteleskopet PoGO+ med en heliumballong från rymdbasen Esrange i Kiruna. Läs mer om PoGO+ på http://rymdkanalen.se
At 08:30 on December 2nd 2023, the MAIUS-2 rocket was launched from the Esrange Space Center outside Kiruna. In the MAIUS-2 rocket campaign, the German space agency DLR continues its research into what is known as the Bose-Einstein condensate.
Firefly Aerospace has signed an agreement to launch its Alpha rocket from the Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden. The Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) and U.S. space transportation company Firefly Aerospace announced a collaboration for Firefly’s Alpha rocket to be launched from the Esrange spaceport starting in 2026. The launches will take place at the Esrange Launch Complex 3C, with pad modifications already underway according to SSC. The partnership aims to support commercial, civil, and defense sector customers from both the Swedish and Firefly sides.
The inaugural Alpha launch is scheduled for 2026, with the new complex set to support commercial customers in the broader European market and enable tactically responsive space missions to further national security for NATO countries. Esrange has been operational since 1966, primarily facilitating rocket launches for microgravity and atmospheric research. In January 2023, it opened expanded orbital launch facilities.
We are thrilled to announce this historic collaboration that will have a significant impact on the global launch market, not only in Europe and the U.S.," said SSC CEO Charlotta Sund. "This collaboration reduces the gap in existing orbital launch sites in Europe, strengthens the transatlantic bond between Sweden and the U.S., and offers unique space capabilities in line with Sweden’s NATO membership. We look forward to providing this competitive and proven launch service from Esrange in Northern Europe.
Firefly to launch Alpha rockets from Esrange in Sweden
Mainland Europe’s first facility for satellite launches will be inaugurated by H.M. the King of Sweden, the Swedish Prime Minister, and the President of the EU Commission. Watch the event live.
PROGRAM:
- Intro by Anna Kinberg Batra, Chair of the Board of Swedish Space Corporation, SSC
- Keynote by Ursula von der Leyen, President of EU Commission
- Keynote by Ulf Kristersson, Swedish Prime Minister
- His Majesty the King of Sweden Carl XVI Gustaf, Ursula von der Leyen, President of EU Commission and Ulf Kristersson, Swedish Prime Minister cuts the ribbon to complete the inauguration.
- Virtualized rocket launch
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, King of Sweden Carl XVI Gustaf and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson inaugurated the European Union's first mainland orbital launch complex on Friday. Spaceport Esrange, the new facility at Esrange Space Center near the northern Swedish city of Kiruna should complement the EU's current launching capabilities in French Guiana in South America. "Europe has its foothold in space and will keep it," von der Leyen said. She added that small satellites were crucial to tracking natural disasters in real-time and, in the light of Russia's war in Ukraine, to help guarantee global security.
Various projects in Europe are vying to launch the first satellite from Europe. Earlier this week, an attempt to launch the first rocket into orbit from UK soil — from a Virgin Orbit Boeing 747 that took off from a spaceport in Cornwall — ended in failure.
The first satellite launch from Spaceport Esrange is expected in late 2023, with reusable rockets to be tested at the site, the Swedish Space Corporation said. In Sweden, the rockets being developed are "micro-rockets," around 30 meters (98.4 feet) long, capable of carrying a payload of several hundred kilos.
The Swedish state-owned company is in discussions with several rocket makers and clients who want to put their satellites in orbit. With a reusable rocket project called Themis, Esrange will also host ESA's trials of rockets able to land back on Earth, like those of SpaceX billionaire Elon Musk.
The vast deserted forests are the reason the Swedish space center is located here, at the foot of "Radar Hill," some 200 kilometers (124 miles) above the Arctic Circle.
Kiruna, with a population of around 23,000, is one of the few larger settlements in the region — a town built around the world's largest underground iron ore mine, where Sweden also believes a large rare earths deposit is located, as it announced on Thursday.
Founded by the European Space Agency in 1966 to study the atmosphere and Northern Lights phenomenon, the Esrange space center has invested heavily in its facilities to be able to send satellites into space.
More than 600 suborbital rockets have already been launched from this remote corner of Sweden's far north. While these rockets are capable of reaching space at altitudes of 260 kilometers, they're not able to orbit Earth.
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The construction of the new spaceport at Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden is reaching new milestones – heading towards satellite launch capability by 2022. The orbital launch complex is currently being finalized with integration halls for rockets and satellites, expansion of planned fuel plants, launch pads and surrounding technical ground systems, and more.
Den 12 juli 2016 lyfte det svenskutvecklade rymdteleskopet PoGO+ med en heliumballong från rymdbasen Esrange i Kiruna. Läs mer om PoGO+ på http://rymdkanalen.se
Esrange Space Center (short form Esrange) is a rocket range and research centre located outside the town of Kiruna in northern Sweden. It is a base for scientific research with high altitude balloons, investigation of the aurora borealis, sounding rocket launches, and satellite tracking, among other things. Located 200km north of the Arctic Circle and surrounded by a vast wilderness, its geographic location is ideal for many of these purposes.
Esrange was built in 1964 by ESRO, the European Space Research Organisation, which later became European Space Agency by merging with ELDO, the European Launcher Development Organisation. In 1972, ownership was transferred to the newly started Swedish Space Corporation.
History
In the 1960s ESRANGE was established as an ESRO sounding rocket launching range located in Kiruna (Sweden). This location was chosen because it was generally agreed that it was important to carry out a sounding rocket programme in the auroral zone, and for this reason it was essential that ESRO equip itself with a suitable range in the northern latitudes. Access to Kiruna was good by air, road and rail, and the launching range was relatively close to the town of Kiruna. Finally and perhaps decisively, ESRANGE could be located near Kiruna Geophysical Observatory (subsequently renamed to Swedish Institute of Space Physics). In 1972 ownership and operations of the range was transferred to the Swedish Space Corporation.
Today, one of the most important and long-awaited rocket launches of the year took place from SSC's space center Esrange, above the Polar Circle in the North of Sweden... On top of that, Esrange as test ...
Today, at 08.38 UTC, the Swedish space industry reached an impressive milestone as the 600th suborbital rocket, MAPHEUS-15, was launched from SSC's spaceport EsrangeSpace Center in Kiruna... at Esrange.
The SubOrbital Express-4 mission, which will launch from northern Sweden between Nov. 22 and Dec. 3, will help scientists take the next step in various realms of research ....
Today, at 08.38 UTC, the Swedish space industry reached an impressive milestone as the 600th suborbital rocket, MAPHEUS-15, was launched from EsrangeSpace Center in Kiruna... https.//sscspace.com/600th-rocket-launched-from-esrange.
Space Force, to EsrangeSpace Center in northern Sweden... and Swedish space and defense operations truly shows the strategic importance of the capabilities at Esrange ... "Esrange is at the forefront of driving more capability and more infrastructure.
On 9 October, SSC welcomed a large delegation of European ambassadors to EsrangeSpace Center in northern Sweden... launch capabilities at Esrange, the only spaceport in continental EU, was emphasized.
Larger means higher - and today at 4.39 pm local time, the largest stratospheric balloon ever to be launched from EsrangeSpace Center rose from the ground in northern Sweden... Esrange is a unique asset ...
space transportation company Firefly Aerospace have signed a collaborative agreement to jointly launch satellites with Firefly's Alpha rocket from the newly inaugurated spaceport at EsrangeSpace Center in Sweden, starting in 2026 ... Esrange .
). At 20.57 local time on the 22nd of June, the TRANSAT ballon from CNES was successfully launched from Esrange, outside the town of Kiruna... TRANSAT ... CNES TRANSAT balloon launch from Esrange. CNES TRANSAT balloon launch from Esrange ... Disclaimer ... (noodl.
The position will belong to Esrange Infrastructure and is a strategic investment to be able to work proactively and pursue environmental issues according to SSC.s high ambition.
Starting at the end of May, a real balloon bonanza begins at the EsrangeSpace Center. A total of eight balloons - five transatlantic and two stationary stratospheric ballons as well as one student balloon - will be launched from Esrange.
As the world's most versatile space center, there are always plenty of activities ongoing at EsrangeSpace Center... At Esrange we have a brand-new multi-purpose facility (MPF), which was a hot topic among the participants.