SSC (Swedish Space Corporation) is a comprehensive space company that has 40 years' experience in helping space organizations, companies and research organizations to get access to space.
SSC provides specialized competence in space subsystems, space and satellite operations, rocket and balloon systems including experiment equipment, launch services, aerospace engineering services as well as airborne maritime surveillance systems. Through its wholly owned subsidiaries ECAPS and NanoSpace, SSC is also engaged in the development of environmentally friendly propulsion systems and micromechanical systems for space applications.
From its facility Esrange Space Center in Northern Sweden, SSC launches sounding rockets and high-altitude balloons for research in the areas of microgravity, astrophysics, astronomy and atmospheric studies.
At Esrange SSC operates one of the world’s busiest civilian satellite ground stations, communicating with both telecom and scientific satellites. SSC’s facility Stockholm Teleport provides satellite communication services, and the wholly owned German company LSE is specialised in satellite control and ground station services. SSC runs a global ground station network, PrioraNet, in which its US subsidiary USN plays a big part.
SSC operates test systems at the Vidsel Test Range, on behalf of the Swedish Defence Material Administration (FMV).
SSC also designs, develops and installs maritime surveillance systems which are used by coast guard authorities around the world.
July 1st, 2011 SSC sold its satellite division to the German space company OHB which formed a Swedish subsidiary named OHB-Sweden.
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