🇸🇪Esrange Space Center
Kiruna, Norrbotten, Sweden, Sweden
Country
🇸🇪 Sweden
Region
Europe
Established
1966
Launches / Year
10-20
Coordinates
67.8932° N, 21.1041° E
About
Esrange Space Center near Kiruna in northern Sweden is one of Europe's premier rocket and balloon launch facilities. Operational since 1966 for suborbital missions, it has launched over 600 sounding rockets and 600 stratospheric balloons. A new orbital launch capability is being developed, which will make it one of the few European continental orbital launch sites.
Key Features
Operational since 1966 for sounding rockets and stratospheric balloons
Located above the Arctic Circle at 68 deg N — ideal for polar missions
Orbital launch capability under active development
Over 600 sounding rockets and 600 balloons launched to date
Important ground station for satellite operations via SSC network
Rockets That Launch Here
Companies Operating Here
Orbit Types
Notable Launches
TEXUS microgravity research rocket series (1977-present)
MASER materials science in microgravity series
MAXUS high-altitude sounding rocket campaigns for ESA
SubOrbital Express high-altitude test missions
Planned first orbital launch in collaboration with RFA and others