Sweden opens this Friday at the Esrange Arctic Space Center first satellite launch base on continental soil The European Union is a privileged enclave for access to polar orbits.
“It’s a great moment for Europe. It is the first satellite launch station on the European continent.Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, said at the ceremony:
New facilities built within the space center, which has been in operation since 1966, It will launch its first satellites in early 2024Sources from the Swedish space agency said.
“Studying space helps us understand our place in the universe.” Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said at a ceremony attended by Swedish King Carl Gustaf 16.
The new facilities complement those already existing at that location above the Arctic Circle. 600 space probes launched and thousands of stratospheric balloons.
Recalling that “space provides 60% of the data” for studying climate change, the head of the Community Manager said, “The benefits of small satellites to be launched from here are enormous.”
The European Space Agency associated with the project already has a satellite launch base.The largest in Kourú and in excellent working order for decadesIn French Guiana, although the new Swedish center is the largest on continental territory in the European Union.