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| Attribute | Esrange Space Center 🇸🇪 Sweden Active · Last updated 2026-06-01Trust: Operator-primaryⓘ Last verified Remove × | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) | Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) | SaxaVord Spaceport Ltd |
| Ownership | Military | State Enterprise | Private |
| Region | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Launch pads | — | 1 orbital pad (under development; multiple sounding rocket launch rails)as of [1] ↑ Most pads | — |
| Annual launches | Multiple test campaigns/year (classified) | 8–12 suborbitalas of [1]Orbital capacity ~100 kg planned for 2027; SSC orbital pad construction ongoing | 0 |
| Max payload (LEO) | — | suborbital only (historical); ~100 kg to SSO planned 2027as of [1] ↑ Highest capacity | — |
| First operational launch | 1957 | 1966-11-19as of [1]First Nike-Cajun sounding rocket from Esrange; first European orbital launch site when orbital pad opens | 2022 |
| Regulatory regime | Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) + Swedish Ministry of Defence; coordinated airspace closures with EU/EASA | Swedish Space Act (1982:963) + Swedish National Space Agency; EU/EASA airspace coordination | UK CAA under the Space Industry Act 2018 + Space Industry Regulations 2021 |
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